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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1977
Sankarapuram
Winner — 1977
DURAI MUTHUSAMY
INC· Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
INC 31.4%ADK 27.5%3 others 41.0%
Votes
21,593
31.4% share
Winning margin
2,708
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.3%
of 1,06,711
A closely fought contest. DURAI MUTHUSAMY won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURAI MUTHUSAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 21,593 | 31.4% |
| 2 | M. MOHAMMED HANEEF |  ADKAIADMK | 18,885 | 27.5% |
| 3 | M. MUTHAIYAN | DMK | 16,650 | 24.3% |
| 4 | A. RAMASAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 8,106 | 11.8% |
| 5 | R. LAKSHMAN | IND | 3,430 | 5.0% |
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.
High turnout (26th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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26th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
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137th of 234How much NOTA?
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0.3%
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200th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.4%ADK 27.5%DMK 24.3%JNP 11.8%IND 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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