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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 99 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Sankari
Winner — 1977
P. DHANAPAL
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 53.3%DMK 19.1%5 others 27.6%
Votes
32,780
53.3% share
Winning margin
21,029
34.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
43.1%
of 1,42,856
Sankari is a safe seat — P. DHANAPAL won by 34.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. DHANAPAL |  ADKAIADMK | 32,780 | 53.3% |
| 2 | M. PARAMANANDAM | DMK | 11,751 | 19.1% |
| 3 | P. MUTHUSWAMY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 9,131 | 14.8% |
| 4 | M. VELRAJ | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 5,125 | 8.3% |
| 5 | K. PALANISAMY | IND | 1,224 | 2.0% |
| 6 | T.K. MANICKAM | IND | 1,161 | 1.9% |
| 7 | P. MUTHUSAMY | IND | 358 | 0.6% |
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 (85th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 2.6% · max 46.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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85th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
30th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 53.3%DMK 19.1%JNP 14.8%INC 8.3%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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