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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

M. ARANGANATHAN
DMK· DMK
DMK 35.2%ADK 31.9%3 others 32.9%
Votes
23,154
35.2% share
Winning margin
2,127
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.6%
of 1,32,743

A closely fought contest. M. ARANGANATHAN won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. ARANGANATHAN
DMK
23,15435.2%
2
NOORJAHAN RAZACK
ADK
AIADMK
21,02731.9%
3
K.S. NARAYANAN
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
12,40118.8%
4
S. VEERARAGAGHAVAN
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
9,02713.7%
5
D. RAGHAVAN
IND
2470.4%

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 (56th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.3% · max 48.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
56th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
182nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 35.2%ADK 31.9%JNP 18.8%INC 13.7%OTH 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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