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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 157 · 1980Reserved (ST)
Uppiliapuram
Winner — 1980
ARENGARAJAN, V.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 49.5%INC(I) 46.9%3 others 3.7%
Votes
43,263
49.5% share
Winning margin
2,266
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.3%
of 1,28,076
A closely fought contest. ARENGARAJAN, V. won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARENGARAJAN, V. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 43,263 | 49.5% |
| 2 | PALANIMUTHU, R. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 40,997 | 46.9% |
| 3 | PERUMAL, K. | JNP(JP) | 1,751 | 2.0% |
| 4 | PERUMAL, O. K. | IND | 1,121 | 1.3% |
| 5 | RAMARAJU, A. | IND | 333 | 0.4% |
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 (84th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 1.2% · max 36.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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84th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
165th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 49.5%INC(I) 46.9%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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