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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1977
Tindivanam
Winner — 1977
T.R. ERAJARAM REDDY
INC· Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
INC 29.6%JNP 26.7%3 others 43.8%
Votes
18,990
29.6% share
Winning margin
1,840
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.2%
of 1,01,610
A closely fought contest. T.R. ERAJARAM REDDY won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T.R. ERAJARAM REDDY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 18,990 | 29.6% |
| 2 | R. RADHAKRISHNAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 17,150 | 26.7% |
| 3 | G. RAJARAM |  ADKAIADMK | 15,117 | 23.5% |
| 4 | G. VENKATRAMAN | DMK | 11,958 | 18.6% |
| 5 | P.M. RANGANATHAN | IND | 1,046 | 1.6% |
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 (194th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.9% · max 25.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
194th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
152nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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20th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.6%JNP 26.7%ADK 23.5%DMK 18.6%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,79,809
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,129 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 6.1%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.6%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation33.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated87.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Women literate78.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.0%
Health insurance73.6%
What's nearby?
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