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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 176 · 1989

Vedaranyam

Winner — 1989

P. V. RAJENDIRAN
INC· INC
INC 41.8%DMK 36.6%6 others 21.6%
Votes
42,060
41.8% share
Winning margin
5,224
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
78.7%
of 1,27,781

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. V. RAJENDIRAN
INC
42,06041.8%
2
M. MEENASHISUNDARAM
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
36,83636.6%
3
O. S. MANIAN
ADK(JL)
18,22618.1%
4
S. KANAGASUNDERAM
ADK(JR)
2,4602.5%
5
P. JAYARAMAN
IND
5580.6%
6
K. VEERASAMY
IND
1920.2%
7
M. ARUNAN
IND
1290.1%
8
S. CHIDAMBARAM
IND
1240.1%

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.

Low turnout (226th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 1.3% · max 24.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
226th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.48
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
114th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.8%DMK 36.6%ADK(JL) 18.1%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom

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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