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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1977

Villivakkam

Winner — 1977

K. SUPPU
DMK· DMK
DMK 41.1%ADK 32.4%7 others 26.6%
Votes
37,327
41.1% share
Winning margin
7,898
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
54.8%
of 1,65,872

A clear win with a 8.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. SUPPU
DMK
37,32741.1%
2
R. SARWESHWAR RAO
ADK
AIADMK
29,42932.4%
3
M.G. PANDURANGAN
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
16,51818.2%
4
V.R. BHAGAVAN
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
6,4777.1%
5
M. SENTHILVELAYUTHAM
IND
4450.5%
6
M. JANARDHANAN
IND
2940.3%
7
N. BALASUBRAMANIAM
IND
1550.2%
8
O.R. ARANGAN
IND
1360.1%
9
V. MUTHUVEL
IND
1100.1%

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 (175th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.6% · max 53.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
175th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
214th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
16th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 41.1%ADK 32.4%JNP 18.2%INC 7.1%OTH 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

21 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
Big Warehouse, south of the Church Library (in Block No.II/7).

Big Warehouse, south of the Church Library (in Block No.II/7).

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Big Warehouse, south of the Church Library (in Block No.II/7).

Chaplain’s house including portion which the northern side of the Old WallII/1

Chaplain’s house including portion which the northern side of the Old WallII/1

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Chaplain’s house including portion which the northern side of the Old WallII/1

Clives House built in 1753

Clives House built in 1753

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Clives House built in 1753

Fort St. George “Arsenal” between Wellesley house and Clive’s House with shells and cannons piled…

Fort St. George “Arsenal” between Wellesley house and Clive’s House with shells and cannons piled…

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Fort St. George “Arsenal” between Wellesley house and Clive’s House with shells and cannons piled together near the Gateway Block IV/1-12 and 14-18

Garrisons Engineer’s Depot Block No.IV

Garrisons Engineer’s Depot Block No.IV

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Garrisons Engineer’s Depot Block No.IV

Guard Room Block No.V

Guard Room Block No.V

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Guard Room Block No.V

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King’s Barracks Block No.XXV

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King’s Barracks Block No.XXV

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Last house on the left of ‘Snobs Allay’ (oldest house in theFort with carved staircase) – Block…

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Last house on the left of ‘Snobs Allay’ (oldest house in theFort with carved staircase) – Block No.I/1

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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