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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1984

Rishivandiam

Winner — 1984

S.SIVARAJ
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
INC 51.9%DMK 45.8%4 others 2.2%
Votes
43,439
52.0% share
Winning margin
5,121
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
74.5%
of 1,12,187

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.SIVARAJ
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
43,43952.0%
2
M.NATESHA UDAYAR
DMK
38,31845.8%
3
K. THOPPALAN
IND
1,0401.2%
4
P.RADHA
IND
3560.4%
5
T.ABDUL WAHAB
IND
2740.3%
6
S.H. ABDULSALAM
IND
1920.2%

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 (50th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.3% · max 37.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
50th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
181st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
234th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.0%DMK 45.8%OTH 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food products - Rice🏺Rice
Pallava Rock-cut shrine

Pallava Rock-cut shrine

🏛️MonumentASI

Pallava Rock-cut shrine

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Vinnamparai rock containing Pallava inscriptions

🏛️MonumentASI

Vinnamparai rock containing Pallava inscriptions

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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