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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1977

Rishivandiam

Winner — 1977

M. SUNDARAM
INC· Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
INC 38.4%ADK 32.3%6 others 29.3%
Votes
25,530
38.4% share
Winning margin
4,052
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
65.5%
of 1,01,448

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. SUNDARAM
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
25,53038.4%
2
M. DEIVIGAM
ADK
AIADMK
21,47832.3%
3
K. JAYACHANDRAN
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
12,17718.3%
4
J.V. KEERTHY
DMK
5,3238.0%
5
D. GOVINDARAJAN
IND
8141.2%
6
T. ABDULWAHAB
IND
6851.0%
7
E. JAGANNATHAN
IND
2820.4%
8
P. RAMASAMY
IND
1590.2%

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 (50th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.3% · max 37.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
50th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
181st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
234th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.4%ADK 32.3%JNP 18.3%DMK 8.0%OTH 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food products - Rice🏺Rice
Pallava Rock-cut shrine

Pallava Rock-cut shrine

🏛️MonumentASI

Pallava Rock-cut shrine

🏛️

Vinnamparai rock containing Pallava inscriptions

🏛️MonumentASI

Vinnamparai rock containing Pallava inscriptions

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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