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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1984Reserved (SC)
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Winner — 1984
BALAN, S.
DMK· DMK
DMK 51.8%INC 47.4%3 others 0.8%
Votes
29,795
51.8% share
Winning margin
2,549
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.8%
of 1,15,430
A closely fought contest. BALAN, S. won with a 4.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALAN, S. | DMK | 29,795 | 51.8% |
| 2 | SRI RAMULU K. R. | AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 27,246 | 47.4% |
| 3 | ARUMUGAM, N. | IND | 262 | 0.5% |
| 4 | PONNIAH, V. | IND | 91 | 0.2% |
| 5 | VASANTHA, S. | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (212th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.1% · max 52.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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212th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
50th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 51.8%INC 47.4%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
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