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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1977
Thiruvottiyur
Winner — 1977
P. SIGAMONY
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 31.3%DMK 28.4%4 others 40.3%
Votes
26,458
31.3% share
Winning margin
2,463
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,48,299
A closely fought contest. P. SIGAMONY won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. SIGAMONY |  ADKAIADMK | 26,458 | 31.3% |
| 2 | M.V. NARAYANASWAMY | DMK | 23,995 | 28.4% |
| 3 | C.K. MADHAVAN | IND | 16,888 | 20.0% |
| 4 | B. MUTUSWAMY NAIDU | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 16,800 | 19.9% |
| 5 | P. CHINNASWAMY | IND | 224 | 0.3% |
| 6 | P. JOHN | IND | 202 | 0.2% |
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.
Low turnout (204th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.0% · max 41.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
204th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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139th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 31.3%DMK 28.4%IND 20.0%JNP 19.9%OTH 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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