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Tamil Nadu · PC 14 · 1971

Salem

Winner — Lok Sabha 1971

E. R. KRISHNAN
DMK 55.9%NCO 42.6%2 others 1.5%
Votes
2,30,736
55.9% share
Winning margin
54,796
13.3% of votes
Total votes cast
4,12,959
Candidates
4
Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
E. R. KRISHNAN
2,30,73655.9%
2
M. P. SUBRAMANYAM
1,75,94042.6%
3
K. N. LAKSHMANAN
Grand Alliance
3,9441.0%
4
T. V. ANGANNA CHETTIAR
IND
2,3390.6%

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.

High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.2% · min 4.3% · max 36.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
2nd of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
37th of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 55.9%NCO 42.6%OTH 1.5%

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%

Figures are for Viluppuram, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

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?

9 locations
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Remains of the Fort with the Buildings thereon

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Remains of the Fort with the Buildings thereon

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Remains of the Fort with the Buildings thereon

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Remains of the Fort with the Buildings thereon

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Remains of the Fort with the Buildings thereon

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Remains of the Fort with the Buildings thereon

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Remains of the Fort with the Buildings thereon

🏛️MonumentASI

Remains of the Fort with the Buildings thereon

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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