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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 148 · 1980
Dindigul
Winner — 1980
VARADARAJAN, N.
IND
IND 54.9%INC(I) 43.4%3 others 1.7%
Votes
55,195
54.9% share
Winning margin
11,519
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.6%
of 1,58,089
A clear win with a 11.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VARADARAJAN, N. | IND | 55,195 | 54.9% |
| 2 | ABDUL KHADER, N. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 43,676 | 43.4% |
| 3 | PITCHAIMUTHU, V. | IND | 674 | 0.7% |
| 4 | MUSTHAFA, P. M. | IND | 589 | 0.6% |
| 5 | MUTHUKRISHNAN, S. | IND | 413 | 0.4% |
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 (136th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 1.9% · max 45.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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136th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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223rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 54.9%INC(I) 43.4%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,65,223
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,756 km²
SC population31.0%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.2%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation22.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel75.1%
Health insurance75.5%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.