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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1977

Thiruverambur

Winner — 1977

K.S. MURUGESAN
DMK· DMK
DMK 32.1%INC 30.9%3 others 37.0%
Votes
24,594
32.1% share
Winning margin
852
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.3%
of 1,21,291

Thiruverambur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 852 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.S. MURUGESAN
DMK
24,59432.1%
2
V. SWAMINATHAN
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
23,74230.9%
3
K. ANANDA NAMBIAR
18,19323.7%
4
A.M. SAPTHARISHI NATTAR
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
9,23712.0%
5
M.M. ISMAIL
IND
9471.2%

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 (163rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 37.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
163rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
127th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 32.1%INC 30.9%CPM 23.7%JNP 12.0%OTH 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,277
Density
556 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,274 km²
SC population34.1%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Muslim 7.6%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water74.5%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation39.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.1%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance75.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agricultural Products

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