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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERAMASAMY AMBALAM KR. | INC | 38,161 | 35.6% |
| 2 | MURUGAPPAN S. | National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989 | 36,311 | 33.8% |
| 3 | SORNALIGNAM K. | IND | 18,444 | 17.2% |
| 4 | THENNAVAN M. | ADK(JL) | 13,475 | 12.6% |
| 5 | NADARAJAN M. | IFT | 275 | 0.3% |
| 6 | MUTHUSAMY V. | IND | 260 | 0.2% |
| 7 | ALAGU KR. | IND | 240 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MICHAEL V. | IND | 148 | 0.1% |
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
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.7% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
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101st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.38
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45th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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110th of 234Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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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