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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Namakkal
Winner — 1980
ARUNACHALAM R.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 51.8%DMK 47.1%2 others 1.1%
Votes
42,850
51.8% share
Winning margin
3,893
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
61.4%
of 1,34,869
A closely fought contest. ARUNACHALAM R. won with a 4.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUNACHALAM R. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 42,850 | 51.8% |
| 2 | VELUSWAMY K. | DMK | 38,957 | 47.1% |
| 3 | ARJUNAN | IND | 521 | 0.6% |
| 4 | KONDAN | IND | 429 | 0.5% |
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 (36th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.6% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
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91%
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36th of 234How crowded is the field?
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3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 234How much NOTA?
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0.3%
lowerhigher
198th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 51.8%DMK 47.1%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,601
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,420 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population3.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.9%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.6%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation40.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance68.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Poultry feed and products
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