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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 4 · 1977

Park Town

Winner — 1977

T.S. NALLATHAMBI
DMK· DMK
DMK 32.8%JNP 28.1%5 others 39.1%
Votes
22,433
32.8% share
Winning margin
3,226
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
47.0%
of 1,45,578

A closely fought contest. T.S. NALLATHAMBI won with a 4.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T.S. NALLATHAMBI
DMK
22,43332.8%
2
N.G. BHUVANESHWARI
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
19,20728.1%
3
B. RAMABADHRAN
ADK
AIADMK
18,59827.2%
4
A. KUPPUSWAMY
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
7,42910.9%
5
C. GOVINDARAGULU ALIAS JAGAGOTHI
IND
3930.6%
6
LIKMICHNAD SAKLECHA
IND
2130.3%
7
M. ARPUTHRAJ
IND
1530.2%

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.

Average turnout (57th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 2.5% · max 45.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
57th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
155th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
49th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 32.8%JNP 28.1%ADK 27.2%INC 10.9%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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