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Tamil Nadu · PC 12 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Chidambaram

Winner — Lok Sabha 1989

VALLALPERUMAN, P.
INC· AIADMK-INC alliance ('MGR formula' / 'Congress Front'), Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1984-1991
INC 31.0%DMK 26.7%3 others 42.3%
Votes
2,05,229
31.0% share
Winning margin
28,283
4.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,62,552
Candidates
5
Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VALLALPERUMAN, P.
AIADMK-INC alliance ('MGR formula' / 'Congress Front'), Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1984-1991
2,05,22931.0%
2
AYYASAMY, A.
National Front
1,76,94626.7%
3
ELUMALAI, R.
1,58,15523.9%
4
ELAYAPERUMAL, L.
HPI
1,20,19718.1%
5
VEERAMANI, R.
TMM
2,0250.3%

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 (9th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.2% · max 29.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
9th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
27th of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.0%DMK 26.7%PMK 23.9%HPI 18.1%OTH 0.3%

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?

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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.

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