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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 103 · 1977
Thondamuthur
Winner — 1977
K. MARUTHACHALAM
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 33.3%DMK 25.4%4 others 41.3%
Votes
31,690
33.3% share
Winning margin
7,495
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.9%
of 1,64,344
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. MARUTHACHALAM |  ADKAIADMK | 31,690 | 33.3% |
| 2 | R. MANICKAVACHAGAM | DMK | 24,195 | 25.4% |
| 3 | V.K. LAKSHMANAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 22,579 | 23.7% |
| 4 | T.M. PALANISAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 15,865 | 16.7% |
| 5 | K. KALINGA GOUNDER | 559 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | G. RAMASAMY | IND | 319 | 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.
High turnout (3rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 3.3% · max 33.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
3rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
109th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 33.3%DMK 25.4%JNP 23.7%INC 16.7%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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