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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 116 · 1984

Tiruppur

Winner — 1984

SUBBARAYAN K.
CPI 40.9%ADK 39.9%13 others 19.1%
Votes
51,874
40.9% share
Winning margin
1,240
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
69.6%
of 1,82,124

Tiruppur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 1,240 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUBBARAYAN K.
51,87440.9%
2
MANIMARAN, R.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
50,63439.9%
3
PALANISAMY, M.N.
ICJ
22,09917.4%
4
PALANISAMY C.
7250.6%
5
SUBRAMANIAN T.R.
IND
2900.2%
6
RATHINASAMY M.G.B.
IND
2840.2%
7
PALANISAMY M.
IND
1360.1%
8
SAMPATH S.
IND
1260.1%
9
SELVARAJ K.
IND
1150.1%
10
RANGASAMY R.
IND
960.1%
11
NATARAJAN. N.
IND
940.1%
12
THANGAVELU K.
IND
890.1%
13
KANDASAMY L.
IND
870.1%
14
DEIVASIGAMANI S.
IND
640.1%
15
DHANDAPANI A.
IND
590.1%

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.

Average turnout (82nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 1.0% · max 22.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
82nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
52nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 40.9%ADK 39.9%ICJ 17.4%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Motor Pumps

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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