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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1977
Sholinghur
Winner — 1977
S.J. RAMASWAMY
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 38.2%DMK 29.9%5 others 31.8%
Votes
25,997
38.2% share
Winning margin
5,649
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
60.6%
of 1,12,141
A clear win with a 8.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.J. RAMASWAMY |  ADKAIADMK | 25,997 | 38.2% |
| 2 | K. MURTHI | DMK | 20,348 | 29.9% |
| 3 | C. RAJENDRAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 9,393 | 13.8% |
| 4 | S.S. SUNDARARAMAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 9,266 | 13.6% |
| 5 | S. THIYAGARAJAN | IND | 1,420 | 2.1% |
| 6 | A. KANTHAPPAN | IND | 919 | 1.4% |
| 7 | G. MUNISAMY | IND | 652 | 1.0% |
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 (80th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.2% · max 31.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
80th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
65th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 38.2%DMK 29.9%INC 13.8%JNP 13.6%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%
What's nearby?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.