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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 118 · 1977
Modakurichi
Winner — 1977
SUBBALAKSHMI
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 44.7%DMK 17.9%8 others 37.4%
Votes
38,072
44.8% share
Winning margin
22,872
26.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
63.4%
of 1,34,149
Modakurichi is a safe seat — SUBBALAKSHMI won by 26.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBBALAKSHMI |  ADKAIADMK | 38,072 | 44.8% |
| 2 | A. GANESHAMURTHY | DMK | 15,200 | 17.9% |
| 3 | M. ARUMUGAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 12,955 | 15.2% |
| 4 | R. SAINATHAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 11,462 | 13.5% |
| 5 | S. SHANMUGASUNDARAM | IND | 3,538 | 4.2% |
| 6 | M. RAMAN | IND | 2,284 | 2.7% |
| 7 | S. RANGASAMY | IND | 516 | 0.6% |
| 8 | M. MURUGESAN | IND | 473 | 0.6% |
| 9 | M. BHARATHI | IND | 424 | 0.5% |
| 10 | V. PONNAN | IND | 159 | 0.2% |
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 (224th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe26.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 2.0% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
224th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.18
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
80th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 44.8%DMK 17.9%JNP 15.2%INC 13.5%OTH 8.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Motor Pumps
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.