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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 171 · 1971
Papanasam
Winner — 1971
N. GANAPATHY
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 56.2%NCO 43.8%
Votes
43,497
56.2% share
Winning margin
9,613
12.4% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
78.5%
of 98,563
A clear win with a 12.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total
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 (187th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 0.3% · max 33.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
187th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
74th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 56.2%NCO 43.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.