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Tamil Nadu · PC 32 · 1971

Thanjavur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1971

S. D. SOMASUNDARAM
DMK 57.3%NCO 36.0%2 others 6.7%
Votes
2,68,980
57.3% share
Winning margin
1,00,008
21.3% of votes
Total votes cast
4,69,379
Candidates
4
Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. D. SOMASUNDARAM
2,68,98057.3%
2
R. KRISHNASAMY GOPALAR
1,68,97236.0%
3
K. M. VEERAMUTHU
IND
25,4255.4%
4
M. SELVAM CHETTIAR
IND
6,0021.3%

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 (35th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.5% · min 2.7% · max 42.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
35th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.42
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
17th of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 57.3%NCO 36.0%IND 5.4%OTH 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

8 locations
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Alagarmalai cavern with Panchapandava beds midway between Alagarmalai and Kidanpatti

Alagarmalai cavern with Panchapandava beds midway between Alagarmalai and Kidanpatti

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Alagarmalai cavern with Panchapandava beds midway between Alagarmalai and Kidanpatti

Panchapandavar bed, Jain statues and Brahmi and Vatteluthu inscriptions on the Panchapandavarmalai

Panchapandavar bed, Jain statues and Brahmi and Vatteluthu inscriptions on the Panchapandavarmalai

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Panchapandavar bed, Jain statues and Brahmi and Vatteluthu inscriptions on the Panchapandavarmalai

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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