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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 184 · 1984

Thiruvaiyaru

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Winner — 1984

DURAI GOVINDARAJAN
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 55.7%TNC 40.2%7 others 4.0%
Votes
46,974
55.8% share
Winning margin
13,089
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
72.8%
of 1,15,730

Thiruvaiyaru is a safe seat — DURAI GOVINDARAJAN won by 15.5%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DURAI GOVINDARAJAN
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
46,97455.8%
2
RAMAMURTHY A.
TNC
33,88540.2%
3
PRABHAKARAN, T.
ICJ
1,3711.6%
4
CHINNAIAH, M.
BJP
7110.8%
5
SUBRAMANIAN, D.
IND
5800.7%
6
JOSEPH S.
IND
3300.4%
7
KRAUMBAERAM K.
IND
1890.2%
8
DURAIRAJ, K.S>
IND
1530.2%
9
SALIAMANGALAM KAVIGNAR KALUMAIYAN, V.
IND
690.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (230th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.3% · max 28.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
230th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.41
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
220th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 55.8%TNC 40.2%OTH 4.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,39,101
Density
316 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,233 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.6%Christian 5.6%Muslim 5.5%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.9%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation40.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.5%
Women literate85.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.2%
Health insurance67.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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