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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 130 · 1989

Oddanchatram

Winner — 1989

P. KALIAPPAN
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 35.8%ADK(JL) 30.4%11 others 33.8%
Votes
38,540
35.8% share
Winning margin
5,841
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
73.0%
of 1,47,504

A clear win with a 5.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. KALIAPPAN
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
38,54035.8%
2
P. BALASUBRAMANI
ADK(JL)
32,69930.4%
3
A.P. PALANIAPPAN
INC
25,37023.6%
4
K. KUPPUSWAMY
ADK(JR)
8,4457.8%
5
M.V. GOPAL
IND
1,3871.3%
6
P. RENGASAMY
IND
2790.3%
7
P. NAGUVEL
IND
2750.3%
8
K. MALAYAPOPAN
IND
1870.2%
9
N. KANDASAMY
IND
1180.1%
10
A. RAMAMOORTHI
IND
1110.1%
11
A. MALIKA ARJUNAN
IND
770.1%
12
V.S. MARIAPPA GOUNDER
IND
760.1%
13
S. PONNAMMAL
IND
520.1%

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 (78th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.2% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
78th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
169th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 35.8%ADK(JL) 30.4%INC 23.6%ADK(JR) 7.8%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir Pith Blocks🏷️Dindigul LocksGI🏺Garlic

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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