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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1977
Taramangalam
Winner — 1977
R. NARAYANAN
INC· Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
INC 34.6%ADK 34.6%5 others 30.8%
Votes
23,882
34.6% share
Winning margin
19
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
61.0%
of 1,13,229
Taramangalam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 19 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. NARAYANAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 23,882 | 34.6% |
| 2 | S. SEMMALAI |  ADKAIADMK | 23,863 | 34.6% |
| 3 | T.M. RAMASAMY GOUNDER | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 10,073 | 14.6% |
| 4 | K.R. GOVINDAN | DMK | 9,020 | 13.1% |
| 5 | K. RAJAGOPAL | IND | 935 | 1.4% |
| 6 | N. PERUMAL GOUNDER | IND | 917 | 1.3% |
| 7 | P.M. VADIVEL GOUNDER | IND | 351 | 0.5% |
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 (51st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.0% · max 41.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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51st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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160th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.6%ADK 34.6%JNP 14.6%DMK 13.1%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.