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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 138 · 1977
Usilampatti
Winner — 1977
P.K. MOOKAIH THAVER
FBL
FBL 61.9%INC 20.0%3 others 18.0%
Votes
35,361
62.0% share
Winning margin
23,939
41.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
51.0%
of 1,11,961
Usilampatti is a safe seat — P.K. MOOKAIH THAVER won by 41.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.K. MOOKAIH THAVER |  FBL | 35,361 | 62.0% |
| 2 | N.S. PONNIAH | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 11,422 | 20.0% |
| 3 | K.N. A. NATARAJAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 5,034 | 8.8% |
| 4 | T.K.P. RATHINAM | DMK | 4,356 | 7.6% |
| 5 | R. VEERAMMAL | IND | 911 | 1.6% |
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 (65th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe41.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.6% · max 56.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
65th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
118th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
FBL 62.0%INC 20.0%JNP 8.8%DMK 7.6%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%
What's nearby?
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