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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 130 · 1977
Oddanchatram
Winner — 1977
A.P. PALANIAPPAN
INC· Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
INC 37.1%ADK 30.8%4 others 32.1%
Votes
27,000
37.1% share
Winning margin
4,581
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.1%
of 1,23,168
A clear win with a 6.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.P. PALANIAPPAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 27,000 | 37.1% |
| 2 | K. KUPPUSWAMY |  ADKAIADMK | 22,419 | 30.8% |
| 3 | K. MUTHUSAMY | DMK | 15,072 | 20.7% |
| 4 | P. KALIAPPAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 5,925 | 8.1% |
| 5 | C. KATHAMUTHU | IND | 1,696 | 2.3% |
| 6 | R. KALYANASAMY | IND | 692 | 0.9% |
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 (78th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.2% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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78th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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169th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.1%ADK 30.8%DMK 20.7%JNP 8.1%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.