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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 132 · 1977
Theni
Winner — 1977
V.R. JAYARAMAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 45.7%DMK 24.2%3 others 30.1%
Votes
35,152
45.7% share
Winning margin
16,573
21.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.2%
of 1,19,801
Theni is a safe seat — V.R. JAYARAMAN won by 21.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.R. JAYARAMAN |  ADKAIADMK | 35,152 | 45.7% |
| 2 | S. VELUCHAMY | DMK | 18,579 | 24.2% |
| 3 | N. VENKATARAMANJAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 11,969 | 15.6% |
| 4 | K.T.L. RAMASAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 10,521 | 13.7% |
| 5 | RAMASADASIVAM | IND | 685 | 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 (108th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.5% · max 39.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
108th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
120th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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119th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 45.7%DMK 24.2%INC 15.6%JNP 13.7%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
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.