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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 125 · 1977
Sathyamangalam
Winner — 1977
K.A. SENGOTTAIAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 35.8%INC 33.3%3 others 30.9%
Votes
21,145
35.8% share
Winning margin
1,506
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
56.0%
of 1,05,350
A closely fought contest. K.A. SENGOTTAIAN won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.A. SENGOTTAIAN |  ADKAIADMK | 21,145 | 35.8% |
| 2 | C.R. RAJAPPA | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 19,639 | 33.3% |
| 3 | T.M. ONNA MARANNAN | DMK | 10,250 | 17.4% |
| 4 | N.N. NAGARAJ | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 7,054 | 11.9% |
| 5 | P. MUTHIRULANDI | IND | 952 | 1.6% |
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 (99th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.1% · max 39.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
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99th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 234How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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32nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 35.8%INC 33.3%DMK 17.4%JNP 11.9%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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