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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 197 · 1991

Ilayangudi

Winner — 1991

MA.SA.MA. RAMACHANDRAN
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 61.9%DMK 33.7%4 others 4.4%
Votes
52,994
61.9% share
Winning margin
24,130
28.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.6%
of 1,43,630

Ilayangudi is a safe seat — MA.SA.MA. RAMACHANDRAN won by 28.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MA.SA.MA. RAMACHANDRAN
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
52,99461.9%
2
N. NALLASETHUPATHI
DMK
28,86433.7%
3
N. H. MOHAMED CASSIM
MUL
2,7843.3%
4
S. JEYARANI
IND
3460.4%
5
M. SELVAM
IND
3250.4%
6
A. MANI
IND
2690.3%

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 (161st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
28.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.1% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
161st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.03
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
176th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 61.9%DMK 33.7%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ready Made Garments
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Cave in Sittharmalai

🏛️MonumentASI

Cave in Sittharmalai

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Jain statues, rock inscriptions and Panchapandava beds on the hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Jain statues, rock inscriptions and Panchapandava beds on the hill

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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