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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1971
Arcot
Winner — 1971
N. VEERASAMI
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 57.8%NCO 37.0%3 others 5.2%
Votes
39,126
57.8% share
Winning margin
14,065
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.5%
of 88,559
Arcot is a safe seat — N. VEERASAMI won by 20.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. VEERASAMI | 39,126 | 57.8% | |
| 2 | N. R. ETHIRAJALU NAIDU | 25,061 | 37.0% | |
| 3 | A. R. PONNUSAMI NAICKER | IND | 2,777 | 4.1% |
| 4 | A. K. UGRAPANI | IND | 449 | 0.7% |
| 5 | ARUMUGAM | IND | 287 | 0.4% |
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 (151st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.5% · max 49.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
151st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
36th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 57.8%NCO 37.0%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.