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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 164 · 1980
Jayankondam
Winner — 1980
THANGAVELU, P.
INC(I)· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
INC(I) 45.8%ADK 40.1%2 others 14.1%
Votes
39,862
45.8% share
Winning margin
4,907
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
73.7%
of 1,18,164
A clear win with a 5.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THANGAVELU, P. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 39,862 | 45.8% |
| 2 | SELVARAJAN, T. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 34,955 | 40.1% |
| 3 | KARUNAMURTHI, V. | IND | 11,512 | 13.2% |
| 4 | ERAJALAKSHIMI, ERA | IND | 773 | 0.9% |
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 (83rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.6% · max 38.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
83rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
141st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 45.8%ADK 40.1%IND 13.2%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,16,450
Density
629 / km²
Sex ratio
1025 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population31.5%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water64.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated93.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)24.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance70.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.