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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1980
Harbour
Winner — 1980
SELVARASAN,A
DMK· DMK
DMK 54.1%ADK 35.9%2 others 10.0%
Votes
32,716
54.1% share
Winning margin
11,015
18.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
53.9%
of 1,12,040
Harbour is a safe seat — SELVARASAN,A won by 18.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SELVARASAN,A | DMK | 32,716 | 54.1% |
| 2 | HABIBULLA BAIG, DR. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 21,701 | 35.9% |
| 3 | BALASUNDARAM,T.S | JNP(JP) | 5,706 | 9.4% |
| 4 | SIVASHANMUGAM,M | IND | 307 | 0.5% |
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 (60th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.7% · max 54.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
60th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
126th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 54.1%ADK 35.9%JNP(JP) 9.4%OTH 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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