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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 214 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Vasudevanallur
Winner — 1980
KRISHNAN, R.
CPM 50.5%INC(I) 45.7%1 others 3.8%
Votes
33,107
50.5% share
Winning margin
3,186
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
56.1%
of 1,16,791
A closely fought contest. KRISHNAN, R. won with a 4.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNAN, R. | 33,107 | 50.5% | |
| 2 | ESWARAN, R. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 29,921 | 45.6% |
| 3 | AYYADURAI ALIAS ANANTHARAJ | JNP(JP) | 2,513 | 3.8% |
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.
Low turnout (189th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.4% · max 27.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
189th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
215th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
100th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 50.5%INC(I) 45.6%OTH 3.8%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.