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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 146 · 1977
Melur
Winner — 1977
A.M. PARAMASIVAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 36.1%INC 35.9%2 others 28.0%
Votes
33,111
36.1% share
Winning margin
156
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
70.3%
of 1,30,502
Melur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 156 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.M. PARAMASIVAN |  ADKAIADMK | 33,111 | 36.1% |
| 2 | K.V. VEERNANAMABLAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 32,955 | 35.9% |
| 3 | P. MALAICHAMY | DMK | 22,337 | 24.3% |
| 4 | O. SETHURAMAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 3,396 | 3.7% |
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 (109th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.2% · max 47.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
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109th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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128th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 36.1%INC 35.9%DMK 24.3%OTH 3.7%
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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