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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 156 · 1977
Thottiam
Winner — 1977
K.P. KATHAMUTHU
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 31.8%INC 30.6%4 others 37.5%
Votes
25,638
31.9% share
Winning margin
990
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.7%
of 1,17,119
Thottiam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 990 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.P. KATHAMUTHU |  ADKAIADMK | 25,638 | 31.9% |
| 2 | K.M. SHANMUGASUNDARAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 24,648 | 30.6% |
| 3 | S.K. VADIVELU | DMK | 16,648 | 20.7% |
| 4 | S.P.RAGENDRAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 11,049 | 13.7% |
| 5 | M. ARUMUGAM | IND | 2,046 | 2.5% |
| 6 | V. ELUVADA | IND | 479 | 0.6% |
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 (68th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.0% · max 48.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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68th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
183rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 31.9%INC 30.6%DMK 20.7%JNP 13.7%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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