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Tamil Nadu · PC 11 · 1980

Cuddalore

Winner — Lok Sabha 1980

MUTHUKUMARAN R.
INC(I)· Congress-DMK alliance, Tamil Nadu 1980 Lok Sabha
INC(I) 59.4%ADK 34.8%6 others 5.8%
Votes
2,62,694
59.4% share
Winning margin
1,08,651
24.6% of votes
Total votes cast
4,42,319
Candidates
8
Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUTHUKUMARAN R.
INC(I)
Congress-DMK alliance, Tamil Nadu 1980 Lok Sabha
2,62,69459.4%
2
ARVINDA BALA PAJANOR
ADK
1,54,04334.8%
3
RAJALAKSHMI SELVI
IND
6,3591.4%
4
KANAGARATHINAM T.
IND
5,7861.3%
5
RAMAMURTHY L.
JNP(S)
4,9591.1%
6
NARASIMHAN T.R.
IND
3,5240.8%
7
RAMALINGAM A.
IND
2,9700.7%
8
ABDUL WAHAB T.
IND
1,9840.5%

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 (10th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.3% · min 4.3% · max 33.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
10th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
19th of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 59.4%ADK 34.8%OTH 5.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Edible Oil
Natural caverns known as Virapakshi Guhai and skandashram and path leading from Ramanashram

Natural caverns known as Virapakshi Guhai and skandashram and path leading from Ramanashram

🏛️MonumentASI

Natural caverns known as Virapakshi Guhai and skandashram and path leading from Ramanashram

🏛️

Prehistoric site, Mottur

🏛️MonumentASI

Prehistoric site

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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