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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 217 · 1977
Alangulam
Winner — 1977
V. KARUPPASAMYPANDIAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 28.4%JNP 25.8%6 others 45.7%
Votes
20,183
28.4% share
Winning margin
1,841
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
61.9%
of 1,14,602
A closely fought contest. V. KARUPPASAMYPANDIAN won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. KARUPPASAMYPANDIAN |  ADKAIADMK | 20,183 | 28.4% |
| 2 | R. NAVANEETHAKRISHNAPANDIAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 18,342 | 25.8% |
| 3 | S. UKKIRAMAPANDIAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 17,997 | 25.4% |
| 4 | P. THAMBIDURAI | DMK | 11,592 | 16.3% |
| 5 | S. ARULAPPAN NADAR | IND | 1,024 | 1.4% |
| 6 | T. THIRUMARAN |  FBL | 861 | 1.2% |
| 7 | S. SUBBIAH THEVAR | IND | 663 | 0.9% |
| 8 | M. ROYAPPAN NADAR | IND | 325 | 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 (201st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.3% · max 29.3%
How contested is turnout?
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80%
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201st of 234How crowded is the field?
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3.62
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 234How much NOTA?
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0.4%
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84th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 28.4%JNP 25.8%INC 25.4%DMK 16.3%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
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— 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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