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Tamil Nadu · PC 26 · 1980
Karur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
DORAI SEBASTIAN S.A.
INC(I)· Congress-DMK alliance, Tamil Nadu 1980 Lok Sabha
INC(I) 55.5%ADK 40.8%3 others 3.7%
Votes
2,81,149
55.5% share
Winning margin
74,134
14.6% of votes
Total votes cast
5,06,788
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DORAI SEBASTIAN S.A. |  INC(I)Congress-DMK alliance, Tamil Nadu 1980 Lok Sabha | 2,81,149 | 55.5% |
| 2 | KANAGARAJ K. |  ADK | 2,07,015 | 40.9% |
| 3 | ELAMARAN P.M. | JNP(S) | 11,215 | 2.2% |
| 4 | APPARAVO M. | IND | 5,250 | 1.0% |
| 5 | MARIMUTHU V. | IND | 2,159 | 0.4% |
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 (13th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.3% · min 0.4% · max 39.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
13th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
35th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 55.5%ADK 40.9%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.