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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1977
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Winner — 1977
A. SELVARAJAN
DMK· DMK
DMK 36.7%IND 27.5%7 others 35.8%
Votes
23,845
36.7% share
Winning margin
5,983
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
43.1%
of 1,50,577
A clear win with a 9.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. SELVARAJAN | DMK | 23,845 | 36.7% |
| 2 | M.M. PEER MOHAMMED | IND | 17,862 | 27.5% |
| 3 | K.P. SHAIK TAHMBI | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 13,002 | 20.0% |
| 4 | K. ARUMUGAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 9,500 | 14.6% |
| 5 | THANJAI SELVAM | IND | 285 | 0.4% |
| 6 | T.R.V. THULASI DOSS | IND | 183 | 0.3% |
| 7 | V.S. KANNAN | IND | 138 | 0.2% |
| 8 | O.A. VARADA DESIGAN | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
| 9 | B. MANAK CHAND NAHAR | IND | 55 | 0.1% |
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 (60th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.7% · max 54.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
60th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
126th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 36.7%IND 27.5%JNP 20.0%INC 14.6%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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