Arcot
Winner — 1980
A closely fought contest. SETHURAMAN, A M won with a 2.6% margin.
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SETHURAMAN, A M |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 35,998 | 48.9% |
| 2 | AKBER PASHA, B |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 34,058 | 46.2% |
| 3 | BASKARAN, N | JNP(JP) | 3,179 | 4.3% |
| 4 | AMARTHALINGAM, T. R | IND | 460 | 0.6% |
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.
High turnout (10th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
How safe is this seat?
How contested is turnout?
How crowded is the field?
How much NOTA?
Where does the house stand?
How did the vote split?
Who ran, on record?
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
What faith is practised here?
How developed is it?
How healthy is it?
What's nearby?
16 locationsCairns in the rf at the foot of perambair hills.
Cairns in the rf at the foot of perambair hills.
Cairns in the rf at the foot of perambair hills.
Cairns in the rf at the foot of perambair hills.
Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles
Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.