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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 155 · 1980
Kulithalai
Winner — 1980
KARUPPAIAH, R.
CPI 53.0%INC(I) 43.2%2 others 3.8%
Votes
44,525
53.0% share
Winning margin
8,189
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.9%
of 1,20,320
A clear win with a 9.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARUPPAIAH, R. | 44,525 | 53.0% | |
| 2 | SRINIVASA REDDIAR, P. E. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 36,336 | 43.2% |
| 3 | PERIASAMY, C. | IND | 2,737 | 3.3% |
| 4 | MUTHUSAMY POOSARI, T. | IND | 474 | 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 (141st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 2.8% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
141st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
70th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 53.0%INC(I) 43.2%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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