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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1980
Tiruchirapalli-I
Winner — 1980
MUSIRI PUTTHAN, P.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 49.7%DMK 46.6%3 others 3.7%
Votes
35,361
49.7% share
Winning margin
2,178
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
67.6%
of 1,05,277
A closely fought contest. MUSIRI PUTTHAN, P. won with a 3.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUSIRI PUTTHAN, P. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 35,361 | 49.7% |
| 2 | KRISHNAMURTHI, A. V. | DMK | 33,183 | 46.6% |
| 3 | SUBRAMANIAN, N. | JNP(JP) | 1,878 | 2.6% |
| 4 | KATHAPERUMAL, P. | IND | 565 | 0.8% |
| 5 | SELVANATHAN, M. J. | IND | 195 | 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.
Average turnout (155th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.3% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
155th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
98th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 49.7%DMK 46.6%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,277
Density
556 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,274 km²
SC population34.1%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Muslim 7.6%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water74.5%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation39.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.1%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance75.2%
What's nearby?
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