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Tamil Nadu · PC 2 · 1971

Madras South

Winner — Lok Sabha 1971

MURASOLI NARAN
DMK 52.1%SWA 47.9%
Votes
2,53,626
52.1% share
Winning margin
20,341
4.2% of votes
Total votes cast
4,86,911
Candidates
2
Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MURASOLI NARAN
2,53,62652.1%
2
NARA SIMHAN
Grand Alliance
2,33,28547.9%

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 (37th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.2% · min 2.9% · max 48.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
37th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
6th of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 52.1%SWA 47.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
🏛️

Old Town Wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Town Wall

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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