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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 74 · 1980

Hosur

Winner — 1980

VENKATA REDDY, T
INC(I)· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
INC(I) 49.8%IND 41.3%4 others 8.9%
Votes
25,855
49.8% share
Winning margin
4,412
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
48.9%
of 1,06,169

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VENKATA REDDY, T
INC(I)
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
25,85549.8%
2
KOTHANDARAMAIAH, K.S
IND
21,44341.3%
3
SEETHARAMA REDDY, S
1,8893.6%
4
KRISHNAMOORTHY, K
JNP(JP)
1,4462.8%
5
KULLAPPA
IND
7441.4%
6
RAMAKRISHA REDDY, R
IND
5361.0%

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 (104th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.5% · max 32.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
104th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
202nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 49.8%IND 41.3%OTH 8.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food products - Rice🏺Rice

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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