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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1977

Thiruchirappalli-I

Winner — 1977

C. MANICKAM
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 33.3%DMK 29.8%3 others 36.9%
Votes
21,908
33.3% share
Winning margin
2,311
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
56.4%
of 1,16,787

A closely fought contest. C. MANICKAM won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C. MANICKAM
ADK
AIADMK
21,90833.3%
2
A.V. KRISHNAMURTHY
DMK
19,59729.8%
3
R. SUBBIAN
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
14,35021.8%
4
M. PALANIYANDY
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
9,75914.8%
5
RAJA ALIAS N.A. WAHEED
IND
1910.3%

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 (155th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.3% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
155th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
98th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 33.3%DMK 29.8%JNP 21.8%INC 14.8%OTH 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,277
Density
556 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,274 km²
SC population34.1%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Muslim 7.6%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water74.5%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation39.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.1%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance75.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agricultural Products

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