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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1989

Thiruverambur

Winner — 1989

PAPPA UMANATH
CPM 43.7%INC 26.0%15 others 30.4%
Votes
54,814
43.7% share
Winning margin
22,209
17.7% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
68.1%
of 1,84,333

Thiruverambur is a safe seat — PAPPA UMANATH won by 17.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PAPPA UMANATH
54,81443.7%
2
SWAMINATHAN V.
INC
32,60526.0%
3
SOMASUNDARAM S. D.
ADK(JL)
28,30022.6%
4
ANNADASAN M.
ADK(JR)
8,0426.4%
5
MARUTHAMUTHU T.
IND
2910.2%
6
KAMATCHI K.
IND
2080.2%
7
SHANMUGHAM K.
IND
1680.1%
8
DHATHU R.
IND
1610.1%
9
MARUDHAMUTHU T.
IND
1300.1%
10
GURUSAMY A.
IND
1150.1%
11
SIRUAJUDEEN BABU M.
IND
1130.1%
12
PONNANKANNI P.
IND
1100.1%
13
SANGAPILLAI S.
IND
1010.1%
14
GABRIEL J.
IND
960.1%
15
BALASUBRAMANIAN P.
IND
930.1%
16
BALAMUTHU S.
IND
920.1%
17
JAYAKODI S.
IND
800.1%

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 (163rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 37.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
163rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
127th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 43.7%INC 26.0%ADK(JL) 22.6%ADK(JR) 6.4%OTH 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,277
Density
556 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,274 km²
SC population34.1%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Muslim 7.6%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water74.5%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation39.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.1%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance75.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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