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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 102 · 1984Reserved (SC)

Avanashi

Winner — 1984

LAKSHMI P.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 67.3%CPI 28.1%4 others 4.6%
Votes
58,677
67.3% share
Winning margin
34,173
39.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.1%
of 1,31,978

Avanashi is a safe seat — LAKSHMI P. won by 39.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAKSHMI P.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
58,67767.3%
2
ARUMUGAM, M.
24,50428.1%
3
NANJAN, K.
IND
1,3361.5%
4
PONNUSAMY, C.A.
IND
1,0941.3%
5
RAMASWAMY, V.
IND
9791.1%
6
SARASWATHI A.S.
IND
5970.7%

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 (15th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
39.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 2.1% · max 46.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
15th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
154th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 67.3%CPI 28.1%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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