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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 156 · 1984

Thottiam

Winner — 1984

PERIYASAMY
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
INC 68.4%DMK 27.5%5 others 4.1%
Votes
66,131
68.4% share
Winning margin
39,516
40.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
75.7%
of 1,27,712

Thottiam is a safe seat — PERIYASAMY won by 40.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PERIYASAMY
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
66,13168.4%
2
VADIVEL S. R.
DMK
26,61527.5%
3
THANGAVEL, R.
IND
2,2102.3%
4
PALANIYANDI, P.
IND
6640.7%
5
VELUSAMY, K.
IND
4400.5%
6
VEERAMANI, A. P.
IND
4210.4%
7
RAMAMOORTHY A. P.
IND
2190.2%

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 (68th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
40.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.0% · max 48.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
68th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
183rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 68.4%DMK 27.5%OTH 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
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