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Tamil Nadu · PC 2 · 1980
Madras Central
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
KALANIDHI A.
DMK 59.5%JNP 38.0%6 others 2.5%
Votes
2,90,199
59.5% share
Winning margin
1,05,049
21.6% of votes
Total votes cast
4,87,409
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALANIDHI A. | 2,90,199 | 59.5% | |
| 2 | RAMACHANDRAN P. | Janata / Lok Dal | 1,85,150 | 38.0% |
| 3 | RAJAGOPALAN P. | 6,172 | 1.3% | |
| 4 | ZAINUDDIN A.K. | IND | 1,676 | 0.3% |
| 5 | CHANDRAN K. | IND | 1,623 | 0.3% |
| 6 | SHANKER GIRI V. | IND | 1,134 | 0.2% |
| 7 | LOGANATHAN C.P. | IND | 789 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MANAKCHAND NAHAR | IND | 666 | 0.1% |
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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
safe21.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.2% · min 2.9% · max 48.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
37th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
6th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 59.5%JNP 38.0%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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