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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 138 · 1971

Madurai West

Winner — 1971

THANGAMANI K. T. K.
CPI· DMK-led
CPI 47.9%NCO 37.2%1 others 15.0%
Votes
40,899
47.9% share
Winning margin
9,146
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
62.3%
of 1,37,117

A clear win with a 10.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THANGAMANI K. T. K.
Left
40,89947.9%
2
ANANDAM P.
31,75337.2%
3
SANKARIAH N.
Left
12,77414.9%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (65th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.6% · max 56.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
65th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
118th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 47.9%NCO 37.2%CPM 14.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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