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Tamil Nadu · PC 6 · 1989

Arakkonam

Winner — Lok Sabha 1989

JEEVARATHINAM, R.
INC· AIADMK-INC alliance ('MGR formula' / 'Congress Front'), Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1984-1991
INC 42.8%DMK 33.9%13 others 23.4%
Votes
2,99,587
42.8% share
Winning margin
62,393
8.9% of votes
Total votes cast
7,00,515
Candidates
15
Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JEEVARATHINAM, R.
AIADMK-INC alliance ('MGR formula' / 'Congress Front'), Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 1984-1991
2,99,58742.8%
2
MURTHY, K.
National Front
2,37,19433.9%
3
SUBRAMANIAM, S.
1,47,90221.1%
4
RAVI (A) RAMACHANDRAN, N.
IND
2,2340.3%
5
ALPHONS, K.
TMM
1,9940.3%
6
KANDAPPAN, A.
IND
1,9620.3%
7
VISVANATHAN, R.
IND
1,9050.3%
8
RAVI KUMAR, K.
IND
1,7890.3%
9
DENNY. Y.
IND
1,5960.2%
10
VENKATASAPERUMAL, M. V. P.
IND
1,3200.2%
11
MANIEZHILAN PULAVAR
IND
9180.1%
12
NARAYANAN NAYAR, K. N.
IND
6220.1%
13
MURUGANANDAM, S.
IND
5350.1%
14
ANNAMALAI, G.
IND
4940.1%
15
VEDANANDAM, Z.
IND
4630.1%

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.

Average turnout (15th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.7% · max 36.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
15th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
8th of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.8%DMK 33.9%PMK 21.1%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%

What's nearby?

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