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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1980
Sankarapuram
Winner — 1980
KALITHEERTHAN, S
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 49.9%INC(I) 45.1%2 others 5.0%
Votes
36,352
49.9% share
Winning margin
3,541
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
64.2%
of 1,13,528
A closely fought contest. KALITHEERTHAN, S won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALITHEERTHAN, S |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 36,352 | 49.9% |
| 2 | MUTHUSAMI, D |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 32,811 | 45.0% |
| 3 | DHARMALINGAM, N | IND | 3,049 | 4.2% |
| 4 | ABDUL WAHAB, T | IND | 619 | 0.8% |
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 (26th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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26th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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200th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 49.9%INC(I) 45.0%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.