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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 64 · 1980
Panruti
Winner — 1980
RAMACHANDRAN, S
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 51.9%DMK 46.7%3 others 1.5%
Votes
44,557
51.9% share
Winning margin
4,487
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.2%
of 1,12,744
A clear win with a 5.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMACHANDRAN, S |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 44,557 | 51.9% |
| 2 | NANDAGOPALAKRISHNAN K | DMK | 40,070 | 46.6% |
| 3 | SEENUVASAN, ALIAS SEENU | JNP(JP) | 681 | 0.8% |
| 4 | CHINNADURAI, K. U | IND | 354 | 0.4% |
| 5 | PALANIVELU, R. PAVALAR | IND | 229 | 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.
High turnout (41st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.1% · max 37.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
41st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
226th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 51.9%DMK 46.6%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Edible Oil
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