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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 213 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Sankaranayanarkoil

Winner — 1989

THANGAVELU, S.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 44.0%ADK(JL) 23.4%7 others 32.6%
Votes
46,886
44.0% share
Winning margin
21,989
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
72.2%
of 1,47,593

Sankaranayanarkoil is a safe seat — THANGAVELU, S. won by 20.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THANGAVELU, S.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
46,88644.0%
2
MARUTHA KARUPPAN, K.
ADK(JL)
24,89723.4%
3
ANANDARAJ, S.
INC
24,62823.1%
4
SANKARALINGAM, S.
ADK(JR)
6,8466.4%
5
RAJARAM, S.
IND
2,0451.9%
6
SUBRAMANIAN, P.T.K.
IND
5370.5%
7
PETCHIAPPAN, S.
IND
3710.3%
8
KARUPPASAMY, V.
IND
3040.3%
9
JOHN PANDIAN, S.
IND
670.1%

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 (145th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.5% · max 25.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
145th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
133rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 44.0%ADK(JL) 23.4%INC 23.1%ADK(JR) 6.4%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine Foods

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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