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Tamil Nadu · PC 16 · 1971

Tiruchengode

Winner — Lok Sabha 1971

M. MUTHUSAMI
DMK 55.8%NCO 41.8%1 others 2.4%
Votes
2,38,746
55.8% share
Winning margin
60,047
14.0% of votes
Total votes cast
4,27,646
Candidates
3
Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. MUTHUSAMI
2,38,74655.8%
2
T. M. KALIYANNAN
1,78,69941.8%
3
C. SEERANGAN
IND
10,2012.4%

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 (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.3% · min 2.5% · max 46.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
4th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
16th of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 55.8%NCO 41.8%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,601
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,420 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population3.3%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.9%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.6%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation40.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance68.8%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Poultry feed and products
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Fort and Temples on the hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort and Temples on the hill

Hill excluding the fort at its top and the temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Sri Ranganathaswami

Hill excluding the fort at its top and the temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Sri Ranganathaswami

🏛️MonumentASI

Hill excluding the fort at its top and the temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Sri Ranganathaswami

Temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Ranganathanswami

Temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Ranganathanswami

🏛️MonumentASI

Temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Ranganathanswami

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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