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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 216 · 1971

Alangulam

Winner — 1971

ARUNACHALAM V.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 51.3%NCO 48.7%
Votes
36,526
51.3% share
Winning margin
1,838
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
76.2%
of 93,471

A closely fought contest. ARUNACHALAM V. won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUNACHALAM V.
36,52651.3%
2
RAMACHANDRAN S. K. T.
34,68848.7%

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 (183rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.7% · max 35.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
183rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
166th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 51.3%NCO 48.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%

What's nearby?

9 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine Foods
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Prehistoric site, Adichanallur

🏛️MonumentASI

Prehistoric site

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Prehistoric site, Karungulam

🏛️MonumentASI

Prehistoric site

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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