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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 171 · 1980

Mayuram

Winner — 1980

KITTAPPA, N.
DMK· DMK
DMK 48.9%ADK 48.0%2 others 3.1%
Votes
37,671
48.9% share
Winning margin
670
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
70.1%
of 1,09,869

Mayuram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 670 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KITTAPPA, N.
DMK
37,67148.9%
2
BALA VELAYUTHAM
ADK
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
37,00148.0%
3
ANBALAGAN, K. P.
IND
1,7242.2%
4
SANTHANAM, S.
IND
6490.8%

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 (187th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 0.3% · max 33.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
187th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
74th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 48.9%ADK 48.0%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom
Airavateswarar temple

Airavateswarar temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Airavateswarar temple

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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