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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1977
Purasawalkam
Winner — 1977
K. ANBAZHAGAN
DMK· DMK
DMK 45.1%JNP 24.2%8 others 30.7%
Votes
41,073
45.1% share
Winning margin
19,069
20.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
44.9%
of 2,03,098
Purasawalkam is a safe seat — K. ANBAZHAGAN won by 20.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. ANBAZHAGAN | DMK | 41,073 | 45.1% |
| 2 | T. S. GOVINDASWAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 22,004 | 24.2% |
| 3 | P.A. VENKATESHWARALU |  ADKAIADMK | 19,745 | 21.7% |
| 4 | R. DAKSHINAMOORTHY | 7,206 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | H. STANLEY | IND | 265 | 0.3% |
| 6 | RAJESEKHARAN | IND | 248 | 0.3% |
| 7 | JAYARAM AYA BABU | IND | 205 | 0.2% |
| 8 | R. SHAN MUGAM | IND | 191 | 0.2% |
| 9 | K.N. SAMPATH NAIDU | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 10 | K.C.G. VERGHESE | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (208th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.5% · max 52.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
208th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
86th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 45.1%JNP 24.2%ADK 21.7%CPI 7.9%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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