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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 216 · 1977
Tenkasi
Winner — 1977
S. MUTHUSAMY KARAYALAR
INC· Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
INC 41.4%IND 25.3%3 others 33.4%
Votes
30,273
41.4% share
Winning margin
11,784
16.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.2%
of 1,02,800
Tenkasi is a safe seat — S. MUTHUSAMY KARAYALAR won by 16.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. MUTHUSAMY KARAYALAR | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 30,273 | 41.4% |
| 2 | J. ABDUL JABBAR | IND | 18,489 | 25.3% |
| 3 | V. PANDI VALAVAN | DMK | 12,745 | 17.4% |
| 4 | L. ARUMUGASAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 10,529 | 14.4% |
| 5 | T.K.V. NATARAJAN | IND | 1,158 | 1.6% |
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 (183rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.7% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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183rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.59
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19th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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166th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.4%IND 25.3%DMK 17.4%JNP 14.4%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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