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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 196 · 1989

Tiruvadanai

Winner — 1989

ERAMASAMY AMBALAM KR.
INC· INC
INC 35.6%DMK 33.8%6 others 30.6%
Votes
38,161
35.6% share
Winning margin
1,850
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
65.9%
of 1,62,820

Tiruvadanai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,850 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ERAMASAMY AMBALAM KR.
INC
38,16135.6%
2
MURUGAPPAN S.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
36,31133.8%
3
SORNALIGNAM K.
IND
18,44417.2%
4
THENNAVAN M.
ADK(JL)
13,47512.6%
5
NADARAJAN M.
IFT
2750.3%
6
MUTHUSAMY V.
IND
2600.2%
7
ALAGU KR.
IND
2400.2%
8
MICHAEL V.
IND
1480.1%

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 (101st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.7% · max 46.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
101st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
110th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.6%DMK 33.8%IND 17.2%ADK(JL) 12.6%OTH 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

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