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Tamil Nadu · PC 8 · 1971
Wandiwash
Winner — Lok Sabha 1971
G. VISWANATHAN
DMK 57.5%NCO 35.5%2 others 7.0%
Votes
2,30,003
57.5% share
Winning margin
87,955
22.0% of votes
Total votes cast
4,00,062
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. VISWANATHAN | 2,30,003 | 57.5% | |
| 2 | A. KRISHNASWAMY | 1,42,048 | 35.5% | |
| 3 | MANIAZHILAN | IND | 25,114 | 6.3% |
| 4 | J. P. GANESA MUDALIAR | IND | 2,897 | 0.7% |
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 (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 0.0% · max 34.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
12th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
31st of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 57.5%NCO 35.5%IND 6.3%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%
What's nearby?
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