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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 145 · 1980Reserved (SC)

Samayanallur

Winner — 1980

BALUCHAMY, A.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 53.6%DMK 45.5%3 others 0.9%
Votes
50,612
53.6% share
Winning margin
7,654
8.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.0%
of 1,52,150

A clear win with a 8.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALUCHAMY, A.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
50,61253.6%
2
SUBASHCHANDRA BOSE, P.
DMK
42,95845.5%
3
CHINNAPPAN, M.
IND
3030.3%
4
RAKKAN
IND
2840.3%
5
MUNIYANDI, K.
IND
2530.3%

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.

Average turnout (95th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 2.0% · max 41.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
95th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.32
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
22nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 53.6%DMK 45.5%OTH 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%

What's nearby?

3 locations
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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.

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