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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 205 · 1980

Sattur

Winner — 1980

RAMACHANDRAN, K. K. SS. R.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 55.1%DMK 44.1%5 others 0.8%
Votes
54,720
55.1% share
Winning margin
10,925
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
72.9%
of 1,36,299

A clear win with a 11.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMACHANDRAN, K. K. SS. R.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
54,72055.1%
2
SAUDI SUNDARA BARATI, S.
DMK
43,79544.1%
3
ALAGHU SUNDARAM, A.
IND
2150.2%
4
KULANTHAIVEL, M.
IND
2020.2%
5
LAKSHMANA SUBBRAJULU, G.
IND
1710.2%
6
JAGANATHAN, A.
IND
1240.1%
7
JAGANATHAN, S.
IND
870.1%

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 (149th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.8% · max 24.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
149th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.50
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
58th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 55.1%DMK 44.1%OTH 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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.

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