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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THANGAVELU, S. | National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989 | 46,886 | 44.0% |
| 2 | MARUTHA KARUPPAN, K. | ADK(JL) | 24,897 | 23.4% |
| 3 | ANANDARAJ, S. | INC | 24,628 | 23.1% |
| 4 | SANKARALINGAM, S. | ADK(JR) | 6,846 | 6.4% |
| 5 | RAJARAM, S. | IND | 2,045 | 1.9% |
| 6 | SUBRAMANIAN, P.T.K. | IND | 537 | 0.5% |
| 7 | PETCHIAPPAN, S. | IND | 371 | 0.3% |
| 8 | KARUPPASAMY, V. | IND | 304 | 0.3% |
| 9 | JOHN PANDIAN, S. | IND | 67 | 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 (145th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.5% · max 25.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
145th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
133rd of 234Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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.