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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1989

Thousand Lights

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Winner — 1989

STALIN, M.K.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 50.6%ADK(JL) 30.0%16 others 19.4%
Votes
50,818
50.6% share
Winning margin
20,634
20.5% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
66.9%
of 1,50,057

Thousand Lights is a safe seat — STALIN, M.K. won by 20.5%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
STALIN, M.K.
DMK
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
50,81850.6%
2
THAMBIDURAI, S.S.R.
ADK(JL)
30,18430.1%
3
MOHAMED EHIYA
MUL
10,34910.3%
4
SYED FASIUDDIN, G.M.
ADK(JR)
6,6166.6%
5
ALI FITHRATH
IND
4780.5%
6
NEWS ANUDAN.
IND
4710.5%
7
DEVARAJAN, G.
IND
3550.3%
8
KRISHNAN, R.
IND
1810.2%
9
VEERARAHGHAVAN,P.
IND
1460.1%
10
PARTHASARATHY
IND
1340.1%
11
LINGESAN
IND
1220.1%
12
KIRUBAKARAN, I.
IND
1140.1%
13
ELANGOVAN, A
IND
1040.1%
14
MOHAMED ISMAIL
IND
990.1%
15
VENIGOPALE, B.
IND
870.1%
16
DHARAMARAJ, S.
IND
780.1%
17
MANOHARAN, K.S.
IND
560.1%
18
MANTIRAMURTHY
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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (150th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.4% · max 46.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
150th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
120th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 50.6%ADK(JL) 30.1%MUL 10.3%ADK(JR) 6.6%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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