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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 125 · 1989

Sathyamangalam

Winner — 1989

SUBRAMANIAM, T.K.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 31.7%ADK(JL) 30.5%6 others 37.8%
Votes
30,535
31.7% share
Winning margin
1,087
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
71.8%
of 1,34,394

Sathyamangalam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,087 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUBRAMANIAM, T.K.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
30,53531.7%
2
PALANISAMY, S.K.
ADK(JL)
29,44830.5%
3
CHINNASAMY, T.
INC
22,40723.2%
4
RANGASMAY, R.
ADK(JR)
12,58913.1%
5
SUBBAIYAN, N.
IND
6840.7%
6
RASACHETTI
IND
4610.5%
7
PRABAKARAN, P.
IND
1960.2%
8
LONGANATHAN, K.
IND
1260.1%

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 (99th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.1% · max 39.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
99th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
32nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 31.7%ADK(JL) 30.5%INC 23.2%ADK(JR) 13.1%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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