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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1989

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Winner — 1989

RAMASAMY, V.
CPM
CPM 34.9%ADK(JL) 23.1%24 others 42.0%
Votes
53,346
34.9% share
Winning margin
18,088
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
65.7%
of 2,32,631

A clear win with a 11.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

26 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMASAMY, V.
CPM
53,34634.9%
2
RAJAN, R.
ADK(JL)
35,25823.1%
3
DURAISAMY, P.
ADK(JR)
30,32019.8%
4
PALANISAMY, P.
INC
INC
20,05213.1%
5
KANNAN, P.
IND
5,4093.5%
6
CHANDRASEKARAN, R.
IND
2,7571.8%
7
SUNDARAM, A.
IND
9110.6%
8
RAMAN, K.
IND
6830.5%
9
NOYAL, K.
IND
4440.3%
10
SUBBARAMANI, A.
IND
4050.3%
11
ANNADURAI, T.
IND
3980.3%
12
CHINNARASU ARUMUGAM, S.
IND
3160.2%
13
SUBRAMANIAM, N.
IND
2820.2%
14
ANBUMANI, M.
IND
2790.2%
15
GUNAVEL, T.A.
IND
2730.2%
16
NACHIMUTHU, V.
IND
2570.2%
17
DEIVASIGAMANI, A.
IND
2540.2%
18
VADIVEL ACHARI, M.
IND
2510.2%
19
DHARMALINGAM, V.
IND
2050.1%
20
PALANISAMY, R.
IND
1580.1%
21
VIJAYAKUMAR, C.
IND
1500.1%
22
KALIDASAN, V.R.
IND
1120.1%
23
VAIDEESWARAN, R.S.
IND
1080.1%
24
SHANMUGHAM, P.K.
IND
700.1%
25
MURUGESAN, S.N.
IND
610.0%
26
GURUNATHAN, R.
IND
380.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (52nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.1% · max 51.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
52nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
37th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 34.9%ADK(JL) 23.1%ADK(JR) 19.8%INC 13.1%OTH 9.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Government Museum, Erode

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Mahakavi Bharathi Memorial Library

🖼️MuseumWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Brough Memorial Church

Brough Memorial Church

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CSI Brough Memorial Church

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📍Google MapsOSM

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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