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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1984

Vellore

Winner — 1984

DEVARAJ, V. M.
DMK· DMK
DMK 54.0%ADK 44.1%3 others 1.9%
Votes
54,453
54.0% share
Winning margin
10,023
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.3%
of 1,41,315

A clear win with a 9.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVARAJ, V. M.
DMK
54,45354.0%
2
A. K. RANGANATHAN
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
44,43044.1%
3
KULASEKARAN
ICJ
1,0781.1%
4
M. ARUMUGAM ALIAS VIDIVELLI ARUMUGAM
IND
5520.6%
5
P. SUBRAMANI
IND
3100.3%

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.

High turnout (43rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.9% · max 52.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
43rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
211th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 54.0%ADK 44.1%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%

What's nearby?

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