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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 198 · 1977
Sivaganga
Winner — 1977
O. SUBRAMANIAN
INC· Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
INC 30.6%ADK 27.4%5 others 42.0%
Votes
23,495
30.6% share
Winning margin
2,429
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.9%
of 1,18,391
A closely fought contest. O. SUBRAMANIAN won with a 3.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. SUBRAMANIAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 23,495 | 30.6% |
| 2 | K.R. MURUGANANDAM |  ADKAIADMK | 21,066 | 27.4% |
| 3 | A. SHANMUGAM | DMK | 12,299 | 16.0% |
| 4 | P. AATHINAMILAKI | IND | 8,135 | 10.6% |
| 5 | SK AR.SM. RAMANATHAN CHETTIAR | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 6,988 | 9.1% |
| 6 | V. VELAYUTHAN CHETTIAR | IND | 3,453 | 4.5% |
| 7 | V.S. GURUSAMY | IND | 1,369 | 1.8% |
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 (153rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 1.3% · max 48.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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153rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.41
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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66th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.6%ADK 27.4%DMK 16.0%IND 10.6%JNP 9.1%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,45,899
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,868 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.2%Other 7.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.9%
Electricity91.6%
Sanitation39.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Women literate85.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.0%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance67.4%
What's nearby?
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