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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1971
Madurai East
Winner — 1971
K. RAMAKRISHNAN K. S.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 44.1%NCO 40.3%2 others 15.6%
Votes
27,884
44.1% share
Winning margin
2,412
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.0%
of 92,937
A closely fought contest. K. RAMAKRISHNAN K. S. won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. RAMAKRISHNAN K. S. | 27,884 | 44.1% | |
| 2 | MUTHURAM L. K. T. | 25,472 | 40.3% | |
| 3 | VEERABADHRAN V. | Left | 6,118 | 9.7% |
| 4 | BALAKRISHNAN S. K. | Grand Alliance | 3,707 | 5.9% |
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 (184th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.6% · max 46.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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184th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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33rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 44.1%NCO 40.3%CPM 9.7%BJS 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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