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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K A MATHIALAGAN | 38,891 | 57.4% | |
| 2 | N M MANI VARMA | 27,332 | 40.3% | |
| 3 | K BALAVARSU | IND | 759 | 1.1% |
| 4 | K SHANTHA KUMARI | IND | 314 | 0.5% |
| 5 | S A SALIHA | IND | 293 | 0.4% |
| 6 | D BHOOPATHY | IND | 178 | 0.3% |
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
safe17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.7% · max 44.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
219th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 234Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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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