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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 30 · 1977
Tiruttani
Winner — 1977
R. SHANMUGHAM
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 43.7%DMK 28.2%5 others 28.1%
Votes
29,070
43.7% share
Winning margin
10,316
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.6%
of 1,02,979
Tiruttani is a safe seat — R. SHANMUGHAM won by 15.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. SHANMUGHAM |  ADKAIADMK | 29,070 | 43.7% |
| 2 | A.B. RAMACHANDRAN | DMK | 18,754 | 28.2% |
| 3 | C. SUBBARAYALU | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 13,540 | 20.4% |
| 4 | D.S. VARADARAJ | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 2,236 | 3.4% |
| 5 | R. NARAYANADU ALIAS NARAYANADOSS | IND | 1,788 | 2.7% |
| 6 | C. RADHAKRISHNA REDDY | IND | 808 | 1.2% |
| 7 | DHARMALINGA MUDALIAR | IND | 351 | 0.5% |
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 (156th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.8% · max 27.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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156th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
190th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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31st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 43.7%DMK 28.2%JNP 20.4%OTH 7.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.