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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 164 · 1977
Jayankondam
Winner — 1977
V. KARUNAMURTHY
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 44.8%DMK 30.0%4 others 25.2%
Votes
35,540
44.8% share
Winning margin
11,712
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.4%
of 1,09,695
A clear win with a 14.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. KARUNAMURTHY |  ADKAIADMK | 35,540 | 44.8% |
| 2 | K.C. GANESAN | DMK | 23,828 | 30.0% |
| 3 | R. MATHIVANAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 7,898 | 9.9% |
| 4 | S. RAMASAMY | IND | 7,701 | 9.7% |
| 5 | U.S. RAMAMOORTHY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 4,193 | 5.3% |
| 6 | K.M.S. ALAGESAN PILLAI | IND | 252 | 0.3% |
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 (83rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.6% · max 38.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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83rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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141st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 44.8%DMK 30.0%INC 9.9%IND 9.7%JNP 5.3%OTH 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,16,450
Density
629 / km²
Sex ratio
1025 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population31.5%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water64.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated93.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)24.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance70.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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