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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1984
Melmalayanur
Winner — 1984
P. U. SHANMUGAM
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 67.6%DMK 30.2%4 others 2.2%
Votes
61,289
67.6% share
Winning margin
33,946
37.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
71.5%
of 1,26,800
Melmalayanur is a safe seat — P. U. SHANMUGAM won by 37.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. U. SHANMUGAM |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 61,289 | 67.6% |
| 2 | P. R. ARANGANATHAN | DMK | 27,343 | 30.2% |
| 3 | JAMES, S. | IND | 793 | 0.9% |
| 4 | H. KOTHANDAM | IND | 415 | 0.5% |
| 5 | A. CHINNADURAI | IND | 412 | 0.5% |
| 6 | JAYARAMAN, P. | IND | 377 | 0.4% |
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 (139th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.2% · max 37.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
139th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
55th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 67.6%DMK 30.2%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,79,809
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,129 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 6.1%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.6%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation33.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated87.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Women literate78.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.0%
Health insurance73.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.