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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1980

Purasawalkam

Winner — 1980

ANBAZHAGAN,K
DMK· DMK
DMK 52.3%ADK 46.7%2 others 1.0%
Votes
52,729
52.4% share
Winning margin
5,708
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
59.3%
of 1,69,938

A clear win with a 5.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANBAZHAGAN,K
DMK
52,72952.4%
2
VALAMPURI JOHN
ADK
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
47,02146.7%
3
MANIVANNAN,D
IND
5350.5%
4
MANI,D
IND
4390.4%

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.

Low turnout (208th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.5% · max 52.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
208th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
86th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 52.4%ADK 46.7%OTH 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

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