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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1977

Anaicut

Winner — 1977

R. MARGABANDHU
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 48.8%JNP 21.1%5 others 30.1%
Votes
32,731
48.8% share
Winning margin
18,585
27.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
60.6%
of 1,10,756

Anaicut is a safe seat — R. MARGABANDHU won by 27.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. MARGABANDHU
ADK
AIADMK
32,73148.8%
2
P.M. VASUDEVA REDDIAR
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
14,14621.1%
3
A.M. RAMALINGAM
DMK
13,98520.8%
4
T.K. VENKATESAN
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
4,4276.6%
5
M. MOORTHY
IND
1,0911.6%
6
C. JAYAPALAN
IND
4000.6%
7
S. THANGAVELU
IND
3240.5%

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 (110th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
27.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.0% · max 37.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
110th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
184th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 48.8%JNP 21.1%DMK 20.8%INC 6.6%OTH 2.7%

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?

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