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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 204 · 1986 by-elections
Aruppukottai
Winner — 1986 by-elections
V.S.PANCHAVARNAM
ADK
ADK 61.1%DMK 37.9%9 others 1.0%
Votes
55,125
61.1% share
Winning margin
20,923
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Aruppukottai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 20,923 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.S.PANCHAVARNAM |  ADK | 55,125 | 0.0% |
| 2 | V.THANGAPANDIAN | 34,202 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | G.MUTHUKRISHNAN | 381 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | V.G.T.V.SAMIYAR | IND | 162 | 0.0% |
| 5 | S.P.POOJIANATHAN | IND | 92 | 0.0% |
| 6 | I.RAMAN | IND | 65 | 0.0% |
| 7 | T.K.KARUTHAPANDI | IND | 54 | 0.0% |
| 8 | A.SANKARALINGAM | IND | 50 | 0.0% |
| 9 | M.MARIMUTHU | IND | 50 | 0.0% |
| 10 | J.RAVIKUMAR | IND | 47 | 0.0% |
| 11 | A.RAMASAMY | IND | 23 | 0.0% |
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 (130th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 2.5% · max 38.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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130th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.92
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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210th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,42,288
Density
458 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,241 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity93.7%
Sanitation30.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Clean cooking fuel90.5%
Health insurance51.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.