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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1984Reserved (SC)
Nilakottai
Winner — 1984
A.BULUCHAMY
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 62.9%DMK 28.9%2 others 8.3%
Votes
55,162
62.9% share
Winning margin
29,849
34.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.2%
of 1,30,589
Nilakottai is a safe seat — A.BULUCHAMY won by 34.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.BULUCHAMY |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 55,162 | 62.9% |
| 2 | M.ARIVAZHAGAN | DMK | 25,313 | 28.9% |
| 3 | N.PERIASAMY | ICJ | 5,400 | 6.2% |
| 4 | S.P. JANAKIRAMAN | IND | 1,846 | 2.1% |
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 (87th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.3% · min 0.7% · max 39.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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87th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
136th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 62.9%DMK 28.9%ICJ 6.2%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%
What's nearby?
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