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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 149 · 1991
Athoor
Winner — 1991
DURAI S. M.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 68.7%DMK 29.8%8 others 1.5%
Votes
81,394
68.7% share
Winning margin
46,097
38.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
62.6%
of 1,89,272
Athoor is a safe seat — DURAI S. M. won by 38.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURAI S. M. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 81,394 | 68.7% |
| 2 | PERIYASAMY I. | DMK | 35,297 | 29.8% |
| 3 | ANBU SELVAN M. C. | IND | 840 | 0.7% |
| 4 | MANI A.T.S. | IND | 171 | 0.1% |
| 5 | PALANI ANDAVAR S. | IND | 168 | 0.1% |
| 6 | BALUSAMY S. | IND | 128 | 0.1% |
| 7 | CHINNASAMY A. P. | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 8 | PURATCHI MANI P. C. R. | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 9 | NATARAJAN P. V. | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 10 | CHANDRA BOSE C. | IND | 85 | 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 (69th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe38.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.0% · max 39.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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69th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
199th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 68.7%DMK 29.8%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,65,223
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,756 km²
SC population31.0%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.2%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation22.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel75.1%
Health insurance75.5%
What's nearby?
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