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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Tirupporur
Winner — 1980
CHOCKALINGAM,G
DMK· DMK
DMK 50.6%ADK 47.1%3 others 2.2%
Votes
33,287
50.6% share
Winning margin
2,297
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.1%
of 1,04,235
A closely fought contest. CHOCKALINGAM,G won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHOCKALINGAM,G | DMK | 33,287 | 50.6% |
| 2 | GOVINDARASAN,M |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 30,990 | 47.1% |
| 3 | DHANAPAL,V | IND | 572 | 0.9% |
| 4 | JAYACHANDRAN,N | IND | 562 | 0.8% |
| 5 | KRISHNAN,N | IND | 338 | 0.5% |
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 (129th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.6% · max 40.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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129th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
188th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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18th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 50.6%ADK 47.1%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
What's nearby?
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