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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 178 · 1989

Mannargudi

Winner — 1989

K. RAMACHANDRAN
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 43.1%CPI 40.7%5 others 16.2%
Votes
48,809
43.1% share
Winning margin
2,725
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
78.1%
of 1,44,950

A closely fought contest. K. RAMACHANDRAN won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. RAMACHANDRAN
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
48,80943.1%
2
V. VEERASENAN
46,08440.7%
3
S. GNANASUNDARAM
ADK(JR)
10,4789.3%
4
M. AMBIGAPATHY
IND
6,4825.7%
5
V. A. M. AMAAN KHAN
IND
8790.8%
6
R. KANNAIYAN
IND
2780.3%
7
R. CHELLAPPA
IND
2490.2%

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 (140th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 2.1% · max 33.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
140th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.50
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
10th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 43.1%CPI 40.7%ADK(JR) 9.3%IND 5.7%OTH 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,18,345
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,644 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 7.1%Other 4.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.2%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation28.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel42.0%
Health insurance72.9%

What's nearby?

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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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