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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1971Reserved (SC)
Rishivadiyam
Winner — 1971
N. DHARMALING A. M.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 51.9%NCO 48.1%
Votes
29,350
51.9% share
Winning margin
2,108
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
72.2%
of 78,419
A closely fought contest. N. DHARMALING A. M. won with a 3.7% 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.
High turnout (14th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 3.7% · max 28.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
14th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
95th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 51.9%NCO 48.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%
What's nearby?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Rock cut caves, sculptures and inscriptions
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Rock cut caves, sculptures and inscriptions
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.