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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 213 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Sankaranayanarkoil

Winner — 1977

S. SUBBIAH
DMK· DMK
DMK 34.3%ADK 33.7%3 others 32.0%
Votes
21,569
34.3% share
Winning margin
337
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
52.0%
of 1,21,097

Sankaranayanarkoil was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 337 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. SUBBIAH
DMK
21,56934.3%
2
C. AYYADORAI
ADK
AIADMK
21,23233.7%
3
S. SHANMUGAVEL
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
14,49123.0%
4
A.M. CHELLACHAMI
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
4,9677.9%
5
S. PACHIAPPAN
IND
7061.1%

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 (145th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.5% · max 25.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
145th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
133rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 34.3%ADK 33.7%INC 23.0%JNP 7.9%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine Foods

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