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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1980
Bhuvanagiri
Winner — 1980
SWAMINATHAN, V .V
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 49.1%IND 41.6%2 others 9.3%
Votes
41,207
49.1% share
Winning margin
6,324
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
71.0%
of 1,18,301
A clear win with a 7.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWAMINATHAN, V .V |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 41,207 | 49.1% |
| 2 | ASANUDEEN, K.S | IND | 34,883 | 41.6% |
| 3 | NEDUNCHEZHIYAN, A | JNP(JP) | 6,647 | 7.9% |
| 4 | SATCHIDANANDAM, A | IND | 1,194 | 1.4% |
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.
Average turnout (59th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.1% · max 25.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
59th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.44
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
129th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 49.1%IND 41.6%JNP(JP) 7.9%OTH 1.4%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Edible Oil
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.