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Winner — 1991

ELAMVAZHUTHI
DMK· DMK-led opposition alliance (Tamil Nadu & Puducherry), 1991
DMK 50.5%INC 47.8%6 others 1.7%
Votes
23,139
50.5% share
Winning margin
1,203
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
35.7%
of 1,28,272

A closely fought contest. ELAMVAZHUTHI won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ELAMVAZHUTHI
DMK-led opposition alliance (Tamil Nadu & Puducherry), 1991
23,13950.5%
2
YASODHA D.
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
21,93647.8%
3
SIVAKUMAR
IND
2760.6%
4
VARADARAJAN AROKONAM MA.
JP
2210.5%
5
VENKATESAN ALIAS AMBET VENKATESH B
IND
1540.3%
6
SARATHA E.
IND
510.1%
7
SUBRAMANI M.
IND
420.1%
8
SARANGAPANI R.
IND
300.1%

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.

Low turnout (212th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.1% · max 52.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
212th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
50th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 50.5%INC 47.8%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%

What's nearby?

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