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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1977

Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar

Winner — 1977

ISARI VELAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 35.6%DMK 33.7%4 others 30.7%
Votes
28,416
35.6% share
Winning margin
1,488
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
44.7%
of 1,78,751

Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,488 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ISARI VELAN
ADK
AIADMK
28,41635.6%
2
R.D. SEETHAPATHY
DMK
26,92833.7%
3
K. ARUMUGASWAMY
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
14,44918.1%
4
T.N. ANANDANAYAKI
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
9,87612.4%
5
M.P. RAJENDRAN
IND
1230.1%
6
MUNUSAMI NAICKER
IND
890.1%

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.

High turnout (42nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.9% · max 35.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
42nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.18
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
48th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 35.6%DMK 33.7%JNP 18.1%INC 12.4%OTH 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%

What's nearby?

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