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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1980
Sholavandan
Winner — 1980
CHANDRASEKARAN, A.
INC(I)· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
INC(I) 50.3%ADK 49.7%
Votes
41,720
50.3% share
Winning margin
465
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
72.3%
of 1,14,795
Sholavandan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 465 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRASEKARAN, A. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 41,720 | 50.3% |
| 2 | MANIAN, P. S. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 41,255 | 49.7% |
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 (184th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.6% · max 46.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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184th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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33rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 50.3%ADK 49.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%
What's nearby?
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