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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 69 · 1977
Vridhachalam
Winner — 1977
C. RAMANATHAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 39.6%DMK 23.7%6 others 36.7%
Votes
30,178
39.6% share
Winning margin
12,107
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
61.3%
of 1,24,327
Vridhachalam is a safe seat — C. RAMANATHAN won by 15.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. RAMANATHAN |  ADKAIADMK | 30,178 | 39.6% |
| 2 | K. RAMALINGAM | DMK | 18,071 | 23.7% |
| 3 | T. VAIHUNDAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 10,650 | 14.0% |
| 4 | R. SIVAPRAKASAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 10,028 | 13.2% |
| 5 | R.V. VAITHIYANATHAN | IND | 3,529 | 4.6% |
| 6 | V. RAJAVANNIYAN | IND | 1,289 | 1.7% |
| 7 | C. THAMBUSWAMY | IND | 1,272 | 1.7% |
| 8 | K. KANTHARAJAN | IND | 1,208 | 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.
Average turnout (71st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 0.1% · max 19.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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71st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 234How much NOTA?
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0.5%
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42nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 39.6%DMK 23.7%JNP 14.0%INC 13.2%OTH 9.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%
What's nearby?
7 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.