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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Ulundurpet
Winner — 1980
RANGASAMY, K
DMK· DMK
DMK 55.4%ADK 41.6%2 others 3.0%
Votes
40,068
55.4% share
Winning margin
9,955
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
55.0%
of 1,31,665
A clear win with a 13.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANGASAMY, K | DMK | 40,068 | 55.4% |
| 2 | NATESAN, KARU |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 30,113 | 41.6% |
| 3 | DHARMALINGAM, P. M | IND | 1,765 | 2.4% |
| 4 | KANDASAMY, M | IND | 439 | 0.6% |
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 (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.5% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
73rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
147th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 55.4%ADK 41.6%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,843
Density
335 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,497 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.4%Other 3.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water55.7%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation19.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.5%
Health insurance75.5%
What's nearby?
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