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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 149 · 1971

Thottiyam

Winner — 1971

S. K. VADIVELU
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 51.4%NCO 48.6%
Votes
39,821
51.5% share
Winning margin
2,244
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
74.9%
of 1,03,305

A closely fought contest. S. K. VADIVELU won with a 2.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. K. VADIVELU
39,82151.5%
2
K. M. SHANMUGHASUNDARAM
37,57748.5%

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 (69th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.0% · max 39.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
69th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
199th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 51.5%NCO 48.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,65,223
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,756 km²
SC population31.0%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.2%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation22.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel75.1%
Health insurance75.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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