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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 99 · 1991Reserved (SC)

Sankari

Winner — 1991

SAROJA V.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 70.0%DMK 24.0%4 others 6.0%
Votes
79,039
70.0% share
Winning margin
51,959
46.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.4%
of 1,89,946

Sankari is a safe seat — SAROJA V. won by 46.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAROJA V.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
79,03970.0%
2
VARADARAJAN R.
DMK
27,08024.0%
3
RAMN V.
5,9025.2%
4
PALANIAPPAN S.
IND
4410.4%
5
CHANDRAN K.S.
IND
2660.2%
6
JAYAMANI P.
IND
1730.1%

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.

Average turnout (85th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
46.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 2.6% · max 46.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
85th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
30th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 70.0%DMK 24.0%PMK 5.2%OTH 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%

What's nearby?

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