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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 182 · 1980
Thiruvonam
Winner — 1980
SIVAGNANAM, N.
INC(I)· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
INC(I) 49.4%ADK 49.3%1 others 1.4%
Votes
44,748
49.4% share
Winning margin
62
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
76.4%
of 1,18,707
Thiruvonam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 62 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIVAGNANAM, N. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 44,748 | 49.4% |
| 2 | DURAI GOVINDARAJAN |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 44,686 | 49.3% |
| 3 | SAMBANDAM, D. | IND | 1,229 | 1.4% |
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 (146th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.1% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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146th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.42
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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131st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 49.4%ADK 49.3%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,18,345
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,644 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 7.1%Other 4.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.2%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation28.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel42.0%
Health insurance72.9%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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