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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 144 · 1977
Madurai East
Winner — 1977
N. SANKARIAH
CPM 33.4%INC 30.7%4 others 35.8%
Votes
24,263
33.5% share
Winning margin
1,985
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
58.5%
of 1,23,951
A closely fought contest. N. SANKARIAH won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. SANKARIAH | 24,263 | 33.5% | |
| 2 | A.G. SUBBRAMAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 22,278 | 30.7% |
| 3 | R.V. SESHACHARI | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 15,629 | 21.6% |
| 4 | M.R. SANKARAN | DMK | 9,644 | 13.3% |
| 5 | R.V. SIDDHA | IND | 508 | 0.7% |
| 6 | J.S. KRISHNAN | IND | 217 | 0.3% |
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 (90th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.1% · max 38.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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90th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
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121st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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192nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 33.5%INC 30.7%JNP 21.6%DMK 13.3%OTH 1.0%
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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