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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 230 · 1977
Colachel
Winner — 1977
R. ATHISWAMI
JNP· Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
JNP 30.4%DMK 28.7%2 others 40.9%
Votes
21,131
30.4% share
Winning margin
1,182
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.2%
of 1,11,755
Colachel was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,182 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. ATHISWAMI | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 21,131 | 30.4% |
| 2 | S. RETNA RAJ | DMK | 19,949 | 28.7% |
| 3 | F.M. RASARATHINAM |  ADKAIADMK | 17,165 | 24.7% |
| 4 | A. PAULIAH | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 11,264 | 16.2% |
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 (227th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.7% · max 37.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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227th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.33
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
219th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 30.4%DMK 28.7%ADK 24.7%INC 16.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,70,374
Density
1111 / km²
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,684 km²
SC population4.0%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 48.6%Christian 46.9%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.1%
Electricity95.2%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.3%
Children underweight (under 5)14.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Women literate97.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.3%
Clean cooking fuel74.4%
Health insurance64.1%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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