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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1971

Thousand Lights

Winner — 1971

K A MATHIALAGAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 57.4%NCO 40.3%4 others 2.3%
Votes
38,891
57.4% share
Winning margin
11,559
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
62.4%
of 1,08,614

Thousand Lights is a safe seat — K A MATHIALAGAN won by 17.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K A MATHIALAGAN
38,89157.4%
2
N M MANI VARMA
27,33240.3%
3
K BALAVARSU
IND
7591.1%
4
K SHANTHA KUMARI
IND
3140.5%
5
S A SALIHA
IND
2930.4%
6
D BHOOPATHY
IND
1780.3%

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.

Low turnout (219th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.7% · max 44.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
219th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 57.4%NCO 40.3%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%

What's nearby?

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