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Tamil Nadu · PC 10 · 1980
Tindivanam
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
RAMASWAMY PADAYATCHI S.S.
INC(I)· Congress-DMK alliance, Tamil Nadu 1980 Lok Sabha
INC(I) 65.5%ADK 30.1%2 others 4.4%
Votes
2,90,069
65.5% share
Winning margin
1,56,898
35.4% of votes
Total votes cast
4,42,840
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMASWAMY PADAYATCHI S.S. |  INC(I)Congress-DMK alliance, Tamil Nadu 1980 Lok Sabha | 2,90,069 | 65.5% |
| 2 | MUNUSWAMY THIRUKKURALAR V. |  ADK | 1,33,171 | 30.1% |
| 3 | BHUVARAGAMURTHI K.V. | IND | 10,440 | 2.4% |
| 4 | RAJAMANI S. | IND | 9,160 | 2.1% |
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 (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 1.4% · max 38.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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1st of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.48
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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33rd of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 65.5%ADK 30.1%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,843
Density
335 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,497 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population4.2%
Figures are for Dharmapuri, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.4%Other 3.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water55.7%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation19.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.5%
Health insurance75.5%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Chennaraya Perumal Temple with Adjacent lands
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.