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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 224 · 1980
Sattangulam
Winner — 1980
RAMASAMY, S. N.
GKC
GKC 41.2%INC(I) 39.5%4 others 19.2%
Votes
24,700
41.2% share
Winning margin
1,012
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
48.6%
of 1,23,284
Sattangulam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,012 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMASAMY, S. N. | GKC | 24,700 | 41.2% |
| 2 | DHANUSKODI ATHITHAN, R. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 23,688 | 39.5% |
| 3 | GANESA PANDIYAN, M. A. | JNP(JP) | 10,349 | 17.3% |
| 4 | RAJA SINGH, A. P. | IND | 695 | 1.2% |
| 5 | SUBRAMMANIAM, C. | IND | 260 | 0.4% |
| 6 | SAVARIMUTHU, S. R. | IND | 208 | 0.3% |
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 (209th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.3% · max 49.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
209th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.82
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
167th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
GKC 41.2%INC(I) 39.5%JNP(JP) 17.3%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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