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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1980

Bhavanisagar

Winner — 1980

SUBRAMANIAM, G. K.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 48.3%DMK 34.9%4 others 16.8%
Votes
38,557
48.3% share
Winning margin
10,705
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
65.9%
of 1,21,236

A clear win with a 13.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUBRAMANIAM, G. K.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
38,55748.3%
2
SAMPOORNAM SWAMYNATHAN,
DMK
27,85234.9%
3
KARUPPUSWAMY, N. K.
JNP(JP)
12,77816.0%
4
KULANTHYVAL, K. N.
IND
3120.4%
5
NANJAN, P.
IND
1970.3%
6
SEKAR, P. S.
IND
1620.2%

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 (124th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 2.0% · max 42.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
124th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
82nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 48.3%DMK 34.9%JNP(JP) 16.0%OTH 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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