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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 184 · 1977
Tiruvaiyaru
Winner — 1977
G. ELANGOVAN
DMK· DMK
DMK 37.0%ADK 30.1%4 others 33.0%
Votes
28,500
37.0% share
Winning margin
5,303
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
71.2%
of 1,08,342
A clear win with a 6.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. ELANGOVAN | DMK | 28,500 | 37.0% |
| 2 | P.C. PALANIYANDI |  ADKAIADMK | 23,197 | 30.1% |
| 3 | A. RAMAMURTHY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 16,062 | 20.8% |
| 4 | T.V.A. NATARAJAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 6,038 | 7.8% |
| 5 | R. THANGIAYAN | IND | 2,633 | 3.4% |
| 6 | T.S. RADHAGRISHNAN | IND | 677 | 0.9% |
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.
Low turnout (230th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.3% · max 28.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
230th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.41
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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220th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 37.0%ADK 30.1%INC 20.8%JNP 7.8%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,39,101
Density
316 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,233 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.6%Christian 5.6%Muslim 5.5%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.9%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation40.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.5%
Women literate85.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.2%
Health insurance67.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.