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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 165 · 1977
Srirangam
Winner — 1977
R. SOUNDARARAJAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 31.3%DMK 25.3%4 others 43.4%
Votes
26,200
31.3% share
Winning margin
5,065
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.2%
of 1,24,560
A clear win with a 6.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. SOUNDARARAJAN |  ADKAIADMK | 26,200 | 31.3% |
| 2 | M. DHARAMALINGAM | DMK | 21,135 | 25.3% |
| 3 | C. RAMASAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 19,782 | 23.6% |
| 4 | V.K. RANAGANATHAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 15,562 | 18.6% |
| 5 | K.P. KRISHNAN | IND | 532 | 0.6% |
| 6 | S. THANGAYAN | IND | 464 | 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 (126th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 4.5% · max 44.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
126th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.39
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
153rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 31.3%DMK 25.3%JNP 23.6%INC 18.6%OTH 1.2%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.