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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 154 · 1984
Marungapuri
Winner — 1984
K. SHOLAIRAJ
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 69.4%IND 26.7%3 others 3.9%
Votes
62,656
69.4% share
Winning margin
38,521
42.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.2%
of 1,26,822
Marungapuri is a safe seat — K. SHOLAIRAJ won by 42.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. SHOLAIRAJ |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 62,656 | 69.4% |
| 2 | P. RAMASAMY | IND | 24,135 | 26.7% |
| 3 | S. JOHN JOSEPH | IND | 1,926 | 2.1% |
| 4 | FATHIMA PETER | IND | 966 | 1.1% |
| 5 | SUBRAMANIAN | IND | 646 | 0.7% |
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 (113th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean42.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 1.7% · max 42.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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113th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
92nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 69.4%IND 26.7%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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