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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1977

Vaniayambadi

Winner — 1977

M. ABDUL LATHEEF
IND
IND 42.9%DMK 28.8%5 others 28.3%
Votes
26,620
42.9% share
Winning margin
8,734
14.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
56.7%
of 1,09,540

A clear win with a 14.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. ABDUL LATHEEF
IND
26,62042.9%
2
R.SAMPANGHI
DMK
17,88628.8%
3
ABDUL WAHID
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
10,32316.6%
4
A. VENKATESAN
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
5,6989.2%
5
N.K. ARUMUGAM
IND
1,1361.8%
6
P. SAYEED AHMED
IND
3570.6%
7
K. MD. MUSTAFA
IND
880.1%

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 (48th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 1.5% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
48th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
209th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 42.9%DMK 28.8%JNP 16.6%INC 9.2%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Konar Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Konar Temple

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Rock inscriptions in the Right flank of the Sholinghur tank

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock inscriptions in the Right flank of the Sholinghur tank

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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