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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 182 · 1977
Thiruvonam
Winner — 1977
DURAI GOVINDARAJAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 29.1%DMK 26.4%3 others 44.6%
Votes
23,779
29.1% share
Winning margin
2,213
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.1%
of 1,08,939
A closely fought contest. DURAI GOVINDARAJAN won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURAI GOVINDARAJAN |  ADKAIADMK | 23,779 | 29.1% |
| 2 | PULAVAR T. THOLAPPAN | DMK | 21,566 | 26.4% |
| 3 | N. VAIYAPURI VANNIYAR | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 17,004 | 20.8% |
| 4 | P. THANGARAJ | IND | 9,987 | 12.2% |
| 5 | N. KALIAMOORTHY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 9,490 | 11.6% |
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 (146th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.1% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
146th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.42
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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131st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 29.1%DMK 26.4%INC 20.8%IND 12.2%JNP 11.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,18,345
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,644 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 7.1%Other 4.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.2%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation28.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel42.0%
Health insurance72.9%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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