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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1991

Bargur

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Winner — 1991

J. JAYALALITHA
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 65.2%TMK 29.3%14 others 5.5%
Votes
67,680
65.2% share
Winning margin
37,215
35.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
65.7%
of 1,57,980

Bargur is a safe seat — J. JAYALALITHA won by 35.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J. JAYALALITHA
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
67,68065.2%
2
T. RAJHENDHER
TMK
30,46529.3%
3
A.C. CHINNASAMY
PMK
1,8151.8%
4
E.G. SUGAVANAM
DMK
DMK
1,3111.3%
5
V.T.R. GEERAPA GOUNDER
IND
5010.5%
6
V. TAMILARASU
IND
4770.5%
7
R. VENKATESAN
BJP
BJP
4630.5%
8
YUVARAJ G.
IND
3730.4%
9
S. SUNDARAMOORTHIY
IND
1910.2%
10
N.M. GANESAN
IND
1430.1%
11
M.S. SREEDHARAN
IND
920.1%
12
A. PERUMAL
IND
830.1%
13
V. SUBRAMANIAM
IND
660.1%
14
K. SUBRAMANIAM
IND
640.1%
15
N. PICHANDI
IND
630.1%
16
N. SETHURAMAN
IND
540.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (75th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
35.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.0% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
75th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
221st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 65.2%TMK 29.3%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

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

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Cholapandiyapuram

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Adhirangam Ranganathaswamy temple

Adhirangam Ranganathaswamy temple

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