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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 148 · 1989

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Winner — 1989

S.A. THANGARAJAN
CPM
CPM 37.8%INC 23.3%17 others 38.9%
Votes
46,617
37.8% share
Winning margin
17,802
14.4% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
66.8%
of 1,84,923

A clear win with a 14.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.A. THANGARAJAN
CPM
46,61737.8%
2
M. SANDHANA MARY
INC
INC
28,81523.3%
3
K.A. KRISHNASAMY
ADK(JR)
24,76320.1%
4
A. PREMKUMAR
ADK(JL)
17,44514.1%
5
P. SELVAN NADAR
IND
1,4901.2%
6
K. MUTHUKRISHNAN KAILAI
BJP
1,0160.8%
7
A, STEPAN
IND
1,0010.8%
8
P. SUBBIAH
IND
3120.3%
9
R. RAJU
IND
2800.2%
10
R. JEYARAMAN
IND
2700.2%
11
M. VISWA BHARATHI
IND
2380.2%
12
S. JOSEPH FERNANDO
IND
2270.2%
13
K. DORAISAMY
IND
2240.2%
14
K. SUBRAMANIAM
IND
2180.2%
15
SA. SEBASTIAN
IND
1310.1%
16
S. JOSE
IND
1110.1%
17
V. RAJENDRAN
IND
1060.1%
18
S. MUTHUKRISHNAN
IND
1020.1%
19
G. RAMAKRISHNAN
IND
690.1%

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 (136th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 1.9% · max 45.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
136th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
223rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 37.8%INC 23.3%ADK(JR) 20.1%ADK(JL) 14.1%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,65,223
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,756 km²
SC population31.0%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.2%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation22.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel75.1%
Health insurance75.5%

What's nearby?

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