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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N. SANKARIAH
24,26333.5%
2
A.G. SUBBRAMAN
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
22,27830.7%
3
R.V. SESHACHARI
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
15,62921.6%
4
M.R. SANKARAN
DMK
9,64413.3%
5
R.V. SIDDHA
IND
5080.7%
6
J.S. KRISHNAN
IND
2170.3%

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
lean
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.1% · max 38.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
90th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
192nd of 234

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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?

2 locations
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