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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 144 · 1971
Dindigul
Winner — 1971
SUNDARAM PILLAI O. N.
NCO· Grand Alliance
NCO 39.8%IND 37.8%2 others 22.4%
Votes
27,775
39.8% share
Winning margin
1,391
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
63.3%
of 1,10,295
Dindigul was decided by a razor-thin margin of 2.0% — fewer than 1,391 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNDARAM PILLAI O. N. | 27,775 | 39.8% | |
| 2 | JAMA HUSSAIN | IND | 26,384 | 37.8% |
| 3 | BALASUBRAMANYAM A. | Left | 14,990 | 21.5% |
| 4 | KASTHURINATHAN C. | IND | 629 | 0.9% |
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 (90th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.1% · max 38.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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90th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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192nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 39.8%IND 37.8%CPM 21.5%OTH 0.9%
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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