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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Nilakottai
Winner — 1977
A. BALUCHAMY
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 51.2%INC 17.7%2 others 31.1%
Votes
28,296
51.2% share
Winning margin
18,497
33.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
48.7%
of 1,13,541
Nilakottai is a safe seat — A. BALUCHAMY won by 33.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. BALUCHAMY |  ADKAIADMK | 28,296 | 51.2% |
| 2 | M. MUTHUPERIASAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 9,799 | 17.7% |
| 3 | A. MUNIANDY | DMK | 8,802 | 15.9% |
| 4 | S.K.P. PALUSAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 8,378 | 15.2% |
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 (87th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe33.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.3% · min 0.7% · max 39.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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87th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
136th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 51.2%INC 17.7%DMK 15.9%JNP 15.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%
What's nearby?
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