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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1980
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Winner — 1980
BABU JANARTHANAN
DMK· DMK
DMK 55.3%ADK 44.7%
Votes
43,341
55.3% share
Winning margin
8,250
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
68.4%
of 1,14,683
A clear win with a 10.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BABU JANARTHANAN | DMK | 43,341 | 55.3% |
| 2 | VIZHI VENDAN, K. A. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 35,091 | 44.7% |
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.
Average turnout (77th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 3.5% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
77th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
218th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 55.3%ADK 44.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%
What's nearby?
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