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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1980
Kaveripattinam
Winner — 1980
SAMARASAM, K
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 51.1%DMK 46.1%2 others 2.8%
Votes
35,434
51.1% share
Winning margin
3,523
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.6%
of 1,10,686
A clear win with a 5.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMARASAM, K |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 35,434 | 51.1% |
| 2 | VENKATESAN, S | DMK | 31,911 | 46.0% |
| 3 | PERUMAL GOUNDER, T | IND | 1,377 | 2.0% |
| 4 | VARADARASAN, A. S | IND | 574 | 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.
Average turnout (76th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.1% · max 46.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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76th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
217th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 51.1%DMK 46.0%OTH 2.8%
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?
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.