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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 232 · 1980
Thiruvattar
Winner — 1980
HEMACHANDRAN J.
CPM 47.7%INC(I) 27.7%2 others 24.6%
Votes
29,463
47.7% share
Winning margin
12,364
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
61.1%
of 1,01,139
Thiruvattar is a safe seat — HEMACHANDRAN J. won by 20.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEMACHANDRAN J. | 29,463 | 47.7% | |
| 2 | THOBIAS P. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 17,099 | 27.7% |
| 3 | JAMES J. | JNP(JP) | 14,970 | 24.2% |
| 4 | THOMAS MARSHALL P. | IND | 225 | 0.4% |
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 (223rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 2.8% · max 36.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
223rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.36
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
162nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.7%INC(I) 27.7%JNP(JP) 24.2%OTH 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,70,374
Density
1111 / km²
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,684 km²
SC population4.0%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 48.6%Christian 46.9%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.1%
Electricity95.2%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.3%
Children underweight (under 5)14.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Women literate97.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.3%
Clean cooking fuel74.4%
Health insurance64.1%
What's nearby?
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