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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 204 · 1980
Aruppukottai
Winner — 1980
PITUHAI, M.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 53.7%DMK 38.9%5 others 7.4%
Votes
42,589
53.7% share
Winning margin
11,685
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.8%
of 1,16,985
A clear win with a 14.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PITUHAI, M. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 42,589 | 53.7% |
| 2 | THANGAPANDIAN, V. | DMK | 30,904 | 39.0% |
| 3 | KARUPPIAH, K. | IND | 4,742 | 6.0% |
| 4 | PALANI KUDUMBAN, K. | IND | 507 | 0.6% |
| 5 | KARALAN, K. | IND | 318 | 0.4% |
| 6 | JAWAHAR, K. | IND | 157 | 0.2% |
| 7 | RAMASAMY, P. | IND | 130 | 0.2% |
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 (130th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 2.5% · max 38.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
130th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.92
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
210th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 53.7%DMK 39.0%IND 6.0%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,42,288
Density
458 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,241 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity93.7%
Sanitation30.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Clean cooking fuel90.5%
Health insurance51.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.