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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1977
Triplicane
Winner — 1977
M. ARANGANATHAN
DMK· DMK
DMK 35.2%ADK 31.9%3 others 32.9%
Votes
23,154
35.2% share
Winning margin
2,127
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.6%
of 1,32,743
A closely fought contest. M. ARANGANATHAN won with a 3.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. ARANGANATHAN | DMK | 23,154 | 35.2% |
| 2 | NOORJAHAN RAZACK |  ADKAIADMK | 21,027 | 31.9% |
| 3 | K.S. NARAYANAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 12,401 | 18.8% |
| 4 | S. VEERARAGAGHAVAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 9,027 | 13.7% |
| 5 | D. RAGHAVAN | IND | 247 | 0.4% |
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.
Average turnout (56th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.3% · max 48.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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56th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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182nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 35.2%ADK 31.9%JNP 18.8%INC 13.7%OTH 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
What's nearby?
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