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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 210 · 1984

Vilathikulam

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Winner — 1984

S.KUMARA GURUBARA RAMANATHAN
DMK· DMK
DMK 40.5%ADK 32.6%6 others 26.9%
Votes
32,481
40.5% share
Winning margin
6,338
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
66.0%
of 1,21,435

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.KUMARA GURUBARA RAMANATHAN
DMK
DMK
32,48140.5%
2
R.K. PERUMAL
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
26,14332.6%
3
M. DEIVENDRAN
IND
20,32625.4%
4
P. CHELLASAMY
IND
3310.4%
5
T.THOMAS
IND
3180.4%
6
A.K. KONDU REDDIAR
IND
2470.3%
7
R.MUTHU
IND
1900.2%
8
K.S. KANDASAMY
IND
1170.1%

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 (218th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.6% · max 25.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
218th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.57
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
233rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 40.5%ADK 32.6%IND 25.4%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,53,445
Density
330 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,104 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 15.4%Christian 6.7%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.1%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation36.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.7%
Health insurance69.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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