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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Namakkal
Winner — 1977
R. ARUNACHALAM
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 40.6%DMK 21.9%5 others 37.5%
Votes
31,952
40.6% share
Winning margin
14,737
18.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
60.6%
of 1,29,817
Namakkal is a safe seat — R. ARUNACHALAM won by 18.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. ARUNACHALAM |  ADKAIADMK | 31,952 | 40.6% |
| 2 | K. VELUCHAMY | DMK | 17,215 | 21.9% |
| 3 | V.K. RAMASWAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 14,564 | 18.5% |
| 4 | R. KANDASAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 12,729 | 16.2% |
| 5 | S. SHANMUGHAMOOPAN | IND | 1,699 | 2.2% |
| 6 | CHINNUPAGADAI | IND | 338 | 0.4% |
| 7 | P. VEERAPPAN | IND | 223 | 0.3% |
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 (36th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.6% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
36th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
198th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 40.6%DMK 21.9%INC 18.5%JNP 16.2%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,601
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,420 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population3.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.9%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.6%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation40.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance68.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Poultry feed and products
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