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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 212 · 1977
Koilpatti
Winner — 1977
S. ALAGARSAMY
CPI 32.7%ADK 32.2%3 others 35.1%
Votes
21,985
32.8% share
Winning margin
397
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.3%
of 1,07,794
Koilpatti was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 397 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. ALAGARSAMY | 21,985 | 32.8% | |
| 2 | P. SEENIRAJ |  ADKAIADMK | 21,588 | 32.1% |
| 3 | A.K.C. THANGAPPANDIAN | DMK | 13,778 | 20.5% |
| 4 | L. SUNDARARAJ NAICKER | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 7,187 | 10.7% |
| 5 | R. KOVIL PILLAI | IND | 2,602 | 3.9% |
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 (220th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.6% · max 29.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
220th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.70
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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229th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 32.8%ADK 32.1%DMK 20.5%JNP 10.7%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,53,445
Density
330 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,104 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 15.4%Christian 6.7%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.1%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation36.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.7%
Health insurance69.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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