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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1984
Anna Nagar
Winner — 1984
RAMACHANDRAN, S. M.
DMK· DMK
DMK 52.6%ADK 46.2%8 others 1.2%
Votes
63,854
52.6% share
Winning margin
7,726
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
61.7%
of 1,96,896
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMACHANDRAN, S. M. | DMK | 63,854 | 52.6% |
| 2 | KOTHANDARAMAN V. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 56,128 | 46.2% |
| 3 | VELU AMMAIYAR | IND | 327 | 0.3% |
| 4 | MANICKAN, A. | IND | 219 | 0.2% |
| 5 | RAMACHANDARAN, S. | IND | 178 | 0.1% |
| 6 | KOTHANDAN, N. | IND | 173 | 0.1% |
| 7 | KOTHANDARAMANN, A. | IND | 163 | 0.1% |
| 8 | MURUKAN (ALIAS) NANJIL MURUKAN | IND | 129 | 0.1% |
| 9 | JOHN WILSON, M. | IND | 128 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ASOKAN, S. | IND | 128 | 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 (219th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.7% · max 44.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
219th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 52.6%ADK 46.2%OTH 1.2%
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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