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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 93 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Talavasal

Winner — 1977

S.M. RAJU
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 36.3%INC 28.0%2 others 35.7%
Votes
24,681
36.3% share
Winning margin
5,677
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
50.9%
of 1,33,495

A clear win with a 8.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.M. RAJU
ADK
AIADMK
24,68136.3%
2
K. KALIYAPERUMAL
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
19,00428.0%
3
K.R. THANGAVELU
DMK
13,60320.0%
4
C. VEERMANI
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
10,64515.7%

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 (37th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 1.3% · max 53.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
37th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
23rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 36.3%INC 28.0%DMK 20.0%JNP 15.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,601
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,420 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population3.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.9%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.6%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation40.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance68.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Poultry feed and products

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