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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1989
Kaveripattinam
Winner — 1989
V.C. GOVINDASAMI
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 37.2%ADK(JL) 33.2%2 others 29.6%
Votes
37,612
37.2% share
Winning margin
3,984
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
73.1%
of 1,38,478
A closely fought contest. V.C. GOVINDASAMI won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.C. GOVINDASAMI | National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989 | 37,612 | 37.2% |
| 2 | P. MINISAMY | ADK(JL) | 33,628 | 33.2% |
| 3 | S. KASILINGAM | INC | 20,538 | 20.3% |
| 4 | K.V. VENKATARAMAN | ADK(JR) | 9,416 | 9.3% |
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 (76th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.1% · max 46.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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76th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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217th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 37.2%ADK(JL) 33.2%INC 20.3%ADK(JR) 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.