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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1980
Kurinjipadi
Winner — 1980
THANGARASU, A
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 49.7%DMK 45.8%5 others 4.5%
Votes
38,349
49.6% share
Winning margin
2,959
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
66.9%
of 1,15,509
A closely fought contest. THANGARASU, A won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THANGARASU, A |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 38,349 | 49.6% |
| 2 | SELVARASU, M | DMK | 35,390 | 45.8% |
| 3 | ELUMALAI, P | 2,083 | 2.7% | |
| 4 | DHAYALAN, P | IND | 929 | 1.2% |
| 5 | PALANIAPPA NADAR, K. T. P | IND | 246 | 0.3% |
| 6 | PALANIVELU, R | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
| 7 | MATHU PATTUSAMY | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (28th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.6% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
28th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
227th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 49.6%DMK 45.8%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Edible Oil
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.