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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1980
Saidapet
Winner — 1980
PURUSHOTHAMAN,D
DMK· DMK
DMK 47.9%ADK 45.9%2 others 6.1%
Votes
40,403
48.0% share
Winning margin
1,697
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
58.5%
of 1,44,121
A closely fought contest. PURUSHOTHAMAN,D won with a 2.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURUSHOTHAMAN,D | DMK | 40,403 | 48.0% |
| 2 | SAITHAI DURAISAMY,S |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 38,706 | 45.9% |
| 3 | SUBRAMANI,A | JNP(JP) | 4,870 | 5.8% |
| 4 | PETER,A.J | IND | 282 | 0.3% |
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 (123rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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123rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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56th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 48.0%ADK 45.9%JNP(JP) 5.8%OTH 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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