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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 209 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Rajapalayam
Winner — 1977
K. DHANUSKODI
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 37.5%INC 32.4%4 others 30.1%
Votes
28,028
37.5% share
Winning margin
3,847
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.2%
of 1,26,020
A clear win with a 5.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. DHANUSKODI |  ADKAIADMK | 28,028 | 37.5% |
| 2 | K. POTTUPOATTAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 24,181 | 32.4% |
| 3 | J.S. BALIAH | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 11,702 | 15.7% |
| 4 | K. ANDI ALIAS GURUSAMY | DMK | 10,220 | 13.7% |
| 5 | M. SUNDARAM | IND | 382 | 0.5% |
| 6 | A. RAMASWAMY | IND | 136 | 0.2% |
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 (196th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.3% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
196th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.69
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
130th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 37.5%INC 32.4%JNP 15.7%DMK 13.7%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,53,445
Density
330 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,104 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 15.4%Christian 6.7%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.1%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation36.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.7%
Health insurance69.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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