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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 190 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Kolathur
Winner — 1980
MARIMUTHU, T.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 57.2%DMK 41.9%2 others 0.8%
Votes
50,810
57.3% share
Winning margin
13,610
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.7%
of 1,27,362
Kolathur is a safe seat — MARIMUTHU, T. won by 15.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARIMUTHU, T. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 50,810 | 57.3% |
| 2 | THAMIZHSELVAN, A. KEERAI. | DMK | 37,200 | 41.9% |
| 3 | RAMASAMY, A. E. | IND | 417 | 0.5% |
| 4 | RASU, G. | IND | 327 | 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 (103rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.4% · max 54.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
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103rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.44
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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179th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 57.3%DMK 41.9%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%
What's nearby?
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