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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1980
Thousand Lights
Winner — 1980
KRISHNASAMY,K.A
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 50.2%DMK 49.8%
Votes
40,499
50.2% share
Winning margin
307
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
56.9%
of 1,41,773
Thousand Lights was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 307 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNASAMY,K.A |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 40,499 | 50.2% |
| 2 | SADIQ PASHA,S.J | DMK | 40,192 | 49.8% |
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 (150th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.4% · max 46.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
150th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
120th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 50.2%DMK 49.8%
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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