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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1991Reserved (SC)
Acharapakkam
Winner — 1991
RAMAKRISHANAN
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 56.3%DMK 29.8%4 others 13.9%
Votes
52,494
56.3% share
Winning margin
24,725
26.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.3%
of 1,38,588
Acharapakkam is a safe seat — RAMAKRISHANAN won by 26.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMAKRISHANAN |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 52,494 | 56.3% |
| 2 | JAYAPAL M. | DMK | 27,769 | 29.8% |
| 3 | RAGHAVAN ALIAS AMBEDKAR PITHAN | 11,465 | 12.3% | |
| 4 | VINAYAGAM S. | IND | 737 | 0.8% |
| 5 | MOHAN R. | IND | 461 | 0.5% |
| 6 | MANOHARAN K. | TMM | 315 | 0.3% |
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 (152nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.1% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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152nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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11th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 56.3%DMK 29.8%PMK 12.3%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
What's nearby?
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