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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 167 · 1977
Thiruchirappalli-II
Winner — 1977
K. SOUNDARARAJAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 36.4%DMK 25.1%3 others 38.5%
Votes
25,405
36.4% share
Winning margin
7,882
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
56.2%
of 1,24,230
A clear win with a 11.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. SOUNDARARAJAN |  ADKAIADMK | 25,405 | 36.4% |
| 2 | M.S. VENKATACHALAM | DMK | 17,523 | 25.1% |
| 3 | N. KRISHNAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 16,841 | 24.1% |
| 4 | M. GANAM | 9,681 | 13.9% | |
| 5 | S.RATHINAM | IND | 400 | 0.6% |
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 (178th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.8% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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178th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
225th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 36.4%DMK 25.1%JNP 24.1%CPI 13.9%OTH 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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