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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 201 · 1980

Ramanathapuram

Winner — 1980

RAMASAMY, T.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 57.6%INC(I) 40.2%4 others 2.2%
Votes
46,987
57.6% share
Winning margin
14,232
17.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.4%
of 1,21,008

Ramanathapuram is a safe seat — RAMASAMY, T. won by 17.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMASAMY, T.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
46,98757.6%
2
ZEENATH SHERIFFDEEN
INC(I)
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
32,75540.2%
3
SAHUL HAMEED Y.
JNP(JP)
9901.2%
4
KALLIAPPAN S.
IND
3430.4%
5
PANAI MANI, A.
IND
2920.4%
6
YEDAVALLI BALASUBRAMANYA SASTRI
IND
1600.2%

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 (186th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.4% · max 30.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
186th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
174th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 57.6%INC(I) 40.2%OTH 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,45,899
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,868 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.2%Other 7.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.9%
Electricity91.6%
Sanitation39.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Women literate85.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.0%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance67.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Textile Made ups
Karuppanaswami rock and Jain sculptures

Karuppanaswami rock and Jain sculptures

🏛️MonumentASI

Karuppanaswami rock and Jain sculptures

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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