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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 75 · 1977

Thalli

Winner — 1977

D.R. RAJARAM NAIDU
INC· Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
INC 30.5%JNP 22.0%3 others 47.4%
Votes
18,559
30.5% share
Winning margin
5,171
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.4%
of 99,012

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D.R. RAJARAM NAIDU
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
18,55930.5%
2
B. VENKATASWAMY
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
13,38822.0%
3
D. C. VIJAYENDRAIAH
IND
11,25618.5%
4
D.S. RIZWAN
ADK
AIADMK
9,01014.8%
5
THEN. RAMASAMY
DMK
8,57614.1%

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 (30th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.4% · min 0.4% · max 24.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
30th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
228th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.5%JNP 22.0%IND 18.5%ADK 14.8%DMK 14.1%

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?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food products - Rice🏺Rice
Rock cut Pallava Temple

Rock cut Pallava Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock cut Pallava Temple

Talagiriswara Temple and a Cave containing an image of Durga and Pallava inscriptions together with…

Talagiriswara Temple and a Cave containing an image of Durga and Pallava inscriptions together with…

🏛️MonumentASI

Talagiriswara Temple and a Cave containing an image of Durga and Pallava inscriptions together with adjacent-land

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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