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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 183 · 1977
Thanjavur
Winner — 1977
S. NATARAJAN
DMK· DMK
DMK 41.7%ADK 29.5%3 others 28.7%
Votes
33,418
41.7% share
Winning margin
9,756
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.2%
of 1,26,647
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. NATARAJAN | DMK | 33,418 | 41.7% |
| 2 | R. SAMINATHAN |  ADKAIADMK | 23,662 | 29.5% |
| 3 | T.P. MURUGESAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 16,584 | 20.7% |
| 4 | V. VAITHIYALINGAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 6,037 | 7.5% |
| 5 | T.A. RAJAMANICKAM | IND | 391 | 0.5% |
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 (206th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.2% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
206th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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172nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 41.7%ADK 29.5%INC 20.7%JNP 7.5%OTH 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,18,345
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,644 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 7.1%Other 4.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.2%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation28.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel42.0%
Health insurance72.9%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.