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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 25 · 1980
Uthiramerur
Winner — 1980
JAGATHRAKSHAKAN,S
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 49.1%INC(I) 47.3%4 others 3.6%
Votes
43,303
49.1% share
Winning margin
1,586
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.7%
of 1,28,261
Uthiramerur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,586 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGATHRAKSHAKAN,S |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 43,303 | 49.1% |
| 2 | RAMADOSS,S |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 41,717 | 47.3% |
| 3 | SEETHARAMA NAICKER,P | JNP(JP) | 1,434 | 1.6% |
| 4 | MURUGESAN,M | IND | 983 | 1.1% |
| 5 | MANI,P | IND | 564 | 0.6% |
| 6 | ARUMUGA GOUNDER,K | IND | 171 | 0.2% |
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 (228th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.8% · max 34.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
228th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.96
fewer partiesmore parties
197th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
43rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 49.1%INC(I) 47.3%OTH 3.6%
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?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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