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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1980
Taramangalam
Winner — 1980
SEMMALAI, S
IND
IND 60.3%INC(I) 33.1%3 others 6.6%
Votes
49,597
60.3% share
Winning margin
22,383
27.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.6%
of 1,19,790
Taramangalam is a safe seat — SEMMALAI, S won by 27.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEMMALAI, S | IND | 49,597 | 60.3% |
| 2 | NARAYANAN, R |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 27,214 | 33.1% |
| 3 | PERUMAL, S. R | 3,909 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | ARUMUGAM, K. S | IND | 1,193 | 1.4% |
| 5 | ASAITHAMBI, K | IND | 290 | 0.3% |
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 (51st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.0% · max 41.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
51st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
160th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 60.3%INC(I) 33.1%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Salem SilkGI🏺Silver Jewellery
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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.