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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1971

Uddanapalle

Winner — 1971

K. S. KOTHANADARAMAIAH
IND
IND 32.2%NCO 31.1%2 others 36.7%
Votes
13,854
32.2% share
Winning margin
470
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
50.4%
of 85,295

Uddanapalle was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 470 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. S. KOTHANADARAMAIAH
IND
13,85432.2%
2
N. RAMACHANDRA REDDY
13,38431.1%
3
D. R. RAJARAM
12,99830.2%
4
M. MUNISAMY
IND
2,7866.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (74th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.1% · max 37.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
74th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
137th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 32.2%NCO 31.1%DMK 30.2%IND 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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