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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 197 · 1989

Ilayangudi

Winner — 1989

SATHIAH M.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 46.0%INC 24.9%6 others 29.2%
Votes
41,914
46.0% share
Winning margin
19,222
21.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
69.9%
of 1,30,395

Ilayangudi is a safe seat — SATHIAH M. won by 21.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SATHIAH M.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
41,91446.0%
2
PALANICHAMY, S.
INC
22,69224.9%
3
KHAJA NAJUMUDEEN M.K.
ADK
AIADMK
21,34423.4%
4
RAJENDIRAN N.
IND
2,7243.0%
5
MALAIKHANNAN K.
IND
1,6791.8%
6
SIVA KUMAR S.
IND
4480.5%
7
ARULDOSS P.
IND
2520.3%
8
MANI A.
IND
1460.2%

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 (161st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.1% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
161st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.03
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
176th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 46.0%INC 24.9%ADK 23.4%OTH 5.8%

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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ready Made Garments
🏛️

Cave in Sittharmalai

🏛️MonumentASI

Cave in Sittharmalai

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Jain statues, rock inscriptions and Panchapandava beds on the hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Jain statues, rock inscriptions and Panchapandava beds on the hill

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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