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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 213 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Sankaranayanarkoil
Winner — 1980
DURAIRAJ, P.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 48.9%DMK 45.2%3 others 5.9%
Votes
31,818
48.9% share
Winning margin
2,382
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
53.4%
of 1,21,949
A closely fought contest. DURAIRAJ, P. won with a 3.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURAIRAJ, P. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 31,818 | 48.9% |
| 2 | MADAN, K. | DMK | 29,436 | 45.2% |
| 3 | MINNAVADI, U. | IND | 3,000 | 4.6% |
| 4 | MUTHIAH, P. | IND | 508 | 0.8% |
| 5 | PANNEER SELVAM, K. | IND | 345 | 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 (145th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.5% · max 25.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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145th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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133rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 48.9%DMK 45.2%OTH 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.