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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 143 · 1977
Madurai Central
Winner — 1977
N. LOKSHMINARAYANAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 39.9%INC 22.3%4 others 37.8%
Votes
29,399
39.9% share
Winning margin
12,979
17.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
53.7%
of 1,37,125
Madurai Central is a safe seat — N. LOKSHMINARAYANAN won by 17.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. LOKSHMINARAYANAN |  ADKAIADMK | 29,399 | 39.9% |
| 2 | A. RATHINAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 16,420 | 22.3% |
| 3 | S. PANDY | DMK | 14,676 | 19.9% |
| 4 | S. SUKUMARAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 12,780 | 17.3% |
| 5 | J.S. GOPALACHARY | IND | 249 | 0.3% |
| 6 | G. LAKSHMANA SUBBARAJULU | IND | 163 | 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.
Average turnout (111th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.2% · max 27.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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111th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.36
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 234How much NOTA?
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0.2%
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222nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 39.9%INC 22.3%DMK 19.9%JNP 17.3%OTH 0.6%
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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