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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 74 · 1977
Hosur
Winner — 1977
N. RAMCHANDRA REDDY
INC· Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
INC 58.1%JNP 25.7%2 others 16.1%
Votes
30,818
58.1% share
Winning margin
17,165
32.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.5%
of 92,284
Hosur is a safe seat — N. RAMCHANDRA REDDY won by 32.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. RAMCHANDRA REDDY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 30,818 | 58.1% |
| 2 | K.S. KOTHANDARAMIAH | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 13,653 | 25.8% |
| 3 | M. RAMASAMY |  ADKAIADMK | 4,981 | 9.4% |
| 4 | A. MOHAMAD SALASA | DMK | 3,573 | 6.7% |
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 (104th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean32.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.5% · max 32.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
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104th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
202nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.1%JNP 25.8%ADK 9.4%DMK 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%
What's nearby?
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