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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 104 · 1977
Singanallur
Winner — 1977
R. VENKEDUSAMY ALIAS VENKEDU
CPM 28.0%JNP 26.0%3 others 46.0%
Votes
25,820
28.0% share
Winning margin
1,796
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.8%
of 1,34,190
Singanallur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,796 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. VENKEDUSAMY ALIAS VENKEDU | 25,820 | 28.0% | |
| 2 | R. SENGALIAPPAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 24,024 | 26.0% |
| 3 | A. SUBRAMANIAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 20,978 | 22.7% |
| 4 | S. VEERASWAMY | DMK | 20,662 | 22.4% |
| 5 | S.S. RAMASWAMY | IND | 853 | 0.9% |
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.
High turnout (8th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.0% · max 38.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
8th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
8th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 28.0%JNP 26.0%INC 22.7%DMK 22.4%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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