Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1971

Tiruvannamalai

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Winner — 1971

P. U. SHANMUGAM

DMK· DMK-led

DMK 62.2%NCO 37.8%

Votes

46,633

62.2% share

Winning margin

18,310

24.4% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

71.9%

of 1,04,261

Tiruvannamalai is a safe seat — P. U. SHANMUGAM won by 24.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	P. U. SHANMUGAM	DMK	46,633	62.2%
2	D. ANNAMALAI PILLAI	NCO	28,323	37.8%

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.

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (67th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

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lean

24.4%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 11.8% · min 0.6% · max 30.3%

How contested is turnout?

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90%

lowerhigher

67th of 234

How crowded is the field?

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3.25

fewer partiesmore parties

102nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.3%

lowerhigher

168th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES

DMK 62.2%NCO 37.8%

Who ran, on record?

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— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

39,36,331

Density

648 / km²

Sex ratio

1007 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

6,075 km²

SC population21.9%

ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

86%HINDU

Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water82.5%

Electricity93.4%

Sanitation41.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births99.5%

Children fully vaccinated92.7%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%

Children underweight (under 5)19.7%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%

Women literate81.6%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%

Clean cooking fuel85.3%

Health insurance71.4%

What's nearby?

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