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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 177 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Tiruthuraipundi
Winner — 1977
P. UTHIRAPATHY
CPI 45.9%DMK 26.5%2 others 27.6%
Votes
43,208
45.9% share
Winning margin
18,274
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
77.2%
of 1,21,892
Tiruthuraipundi is a safe seat — P. UTHIRAPATHY won by 19.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. UTHIRAPATHY | 43,208 | 45.9% | |
| 2 | N. KUPPUSAMY | DMK | 24,934 | 26.5% |
| 3 | M.P. KANNUSAMY | IND | 19,721 | 21.0% |
| 4 | T. RAJAMANICKAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 6,216 | 6.6% |
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 (180th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.6% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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180th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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117th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 45.9%DMK 26.5%IND 21.0%JNP 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.