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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 100 · 1980
Edapadi
Winner — 1980
GANESAN, I.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 38.9%IND 33.0%6 others 28.1%
Votes
37,978
38.9% share
Winning margin
5,819
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.1%
of 1,43,256
A clear win with a 6.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANESAN, I. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 37,978 | 38.9% |
| 2 | NATARAJAN, T. | IND | 32,159 | 33.0% |
| 3 | SUBRAMANIA GOUNDER, K. S. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 17,884 | 18.3% |
| 4 | ARTHANARI, R. | IND | 4,544 | 4.7% |
| 5 | JAYADERTAN, P. | JNP(JP) | 4,112 | 4.2% |
| 6 | PERIYATHAMBI, C. | IND | 403 | 0.4% |
| 7 | RAMASAMY, P. | IND | 317 | 0.3% |
| 8 | LOGAVASIKARAN, A. | IND | 157 | 0.2% |
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 (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.1% · max 38.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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25th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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60th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 38.9%IND 33.0%INC(I) 18.3%OTH 9.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%
What's nearby?
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