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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 220 · 1989

Cheranmahadevi

Winner — 1989

PANDIAN, P.N.
ADK(JR)
ADK(JR) 27.1%DMK 26.3%8 others 46.6%
Votes
26,113
27.1% share
Winning margin
700
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
77.4%
of 1,24,735

Cheranmahadevi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 700 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PANDIAN, P.N.
ADK(JR)
26,11327.1%
2
AVUDAIAPPAN, R.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
25,41326.3%
3
VELDURAI, P.
INC
23,27024.1%
4
AMARNATH PRAPAHAR RAM SAIT T.P.S.H.
ADK(JL)
20,40921.1%
5
RAJENDRAN, P.
IND
2950.3%
6
MURUGESAN, C.
IND
2730.3%
7
MOHAMED MATHAR, M.
IND
1910.2%
8
SUDALAIMUTHU, S.
IND
1790.2%
9
CHANDRAN, A.
IND
1760.2%
10
PANDARAM, A.
IND
1750.2%

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 (171st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.7% · max 38.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
171st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.81
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
163rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK(JR) 27.1%DMK 26.3%INC 24.1%ADK(JL) 21.1%OTH 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments

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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