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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 103 · 1989

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Winner — 1989

VELLINGIRI, U.K.
CPM
CPM 42.1%ADK(JL) 27.5%14 others 30.5%
Votes
62,305
42.0% share
Winning margin
21,603
14.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
76.6%
of 1,93,430

A clear win with a 14.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VELLINGIRI, U.K.
CPM
62,30542.0%
2
SHANMUGAM, P.
ADK(JL)
40,70227.5%
3
CHINNARAJ, M.
ADK(JR)
27,52218.6%
4
SWAMINATHAN, P.
IND
13,2058.9%
5
GOPALASAMY, N.
IND
7820.5%
6
NATRAJ, K.
IND
6250.4%
7
SAMY, A.N.
IND
5770.4%
8
CHINNASAMY, A.
IND
4570.3%
9
SHAFUDEEN, A.
IND
4320.3%
10
MARAN, N.
IND
3950.3%
11
GANESAN, P.
IND
3300.2%
12
CHINNASAMY, T.
IND
2330.2%
13
ARANGASAMY, A.
IND
1820.1%
14
SELVAKUMAR ALIAS SELVARAJAN, J.
IND
1650.1%
15
RANGASAMY, J.M.
IND
1350.1%
16
VENUGOPAL, N.
IND
1210.1%

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

High turnout (3rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 3.3% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
3rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
109th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 42.0%ADK(JL) 27.5%ADK(JR) 18.6%IND 8.9%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom and Powerloom products🏺Readymade Fabric🏷️TurmericGI
Sukreeswarar temple

Sukreeswarar temple

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Jain Temple

Jain Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Jain Temple

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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.

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