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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 133 · 1977
Bodinayakkanur
Winner — 1977
P. RAMADASS
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 41.1%INC 28.4%2 others 30.5%
Votes
29,022
41.1% share
Winning margin
8,992
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
58.2%
of 1,21,366
A clear win with a 12.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. RAMADASS |  ADKAIADMK | 29,022 | 41.1% |
| 2 | K.S.M. RAMACHANDRAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 20,030 | 28.4% |
| 3 | T. GOVINDRAJ | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 14,625 | 20.7% |
| 4 | M. MUTHUCHAMY | DMK | 6,907 | 9.8% |
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 (13th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 0.8% · max 36.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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13th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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224th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 41.1%INC 28.4%JNP 20.7%DMK 9.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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