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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 130 · 1984

Oddanchatram

Winner — 1984

KUPPUSAMY K.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 49.9%IND 47.2%7 others 2.9%
Votes
46,466
49.9% share
Winning margin
2,481
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
70.2%
of 1,32,723

A closely fought contest. KUPPUSAMY K. won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUPPUSAMY K.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
46,46649.9%
2
CHELLAMUTHU K.
IND
43,98547.2%
3
NAGUVEL P.
IND
5650.6%
4
THANGAVEL M.
IND
5180.6%
5
CHINNAPPAN P.
IND
4770.5%
6
GOPAL M.V.
IND
4710.5%
7
KALYANASAMY R.
IND
2910.3%
8
RAMALINGAM S.
IND
2170.2%
9
BALASUBRAMANIAN
IND
2100.2%

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 (78th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.2% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
78th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
169th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 49.9%IND 47.2%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir Pith Blocks🏷️Dindigul LocksGI🏺Garlic

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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