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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 89 · 1984

Salem-II

Winner — 1984

ARUMUGAM
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 53.8%DMK 45.1%7 others 1.1%
Votes
49,339
53.8% share
Winning margin
8,006
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
69.2%
of 1,32,481

A clear win with a 8.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUMUGAM
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
49,33953.8%
2
ARUMUGAM S.
DMK
41,33345.1%
3
THIYAGARAJAN, K.S.
IND
2240.2%
4
KANDASAMY, C.
IND
2080.2%
5
JAYAPRAKASAM, S.
IND
1500.2%
6
PALANIVEL, K.
IND
1480.2%
7
PATHASARATHI G.
IND
1480.2%
8
VARADHARAJAN K.
IND
1120.1%
9
SHANAVAS K.
IND
560.1%

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.

Average turnout (96th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 2.9% · max 38.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
96th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
28th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 53.8%DMK 45.1%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Salem SilkGI🏺Silver Jewellery

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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