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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 157 · 1991Reserved (ST)

Uppiliapuram

Winner — 1991

RAVICHANDARAN V.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 67.5%DMK 31.3%2 others 1.2%
Votes
69,748
67.5% share
Winning margin
37,356
36.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.4%
of 1,65,647

Uppiliapuram is a safe seat — RAVICHANDARAN V. won by 36.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAVICHANDARAN V.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
69,74867.5%
2
SUNDRAVADANAM M.
DMK
32,39231.3%
3
PERIYASAMY M.
TMM
7140.7%
4
SEKAR M.
IND
5420.5%

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 (84th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
36.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 1.2% · max 36.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
84th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
165th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 67.5%DMK 31.3%OTH 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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