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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 103 · 1984
Thondamuthur
Winner — 1984
ARANGANAYAKAM
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 57.5%CPM 38.5%10 others 4.0%
Votes
67,679
57.5% share
Winning margin
22,326
19.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
67.9%
of 1,73,480
Thondamuthur is a safe seat — ARANGANAYAKAM won by 19.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARANGANAYAKAM |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 67,679 | 57.5% |
| 2 | VELLINGIRI, U.K. | 45,353 | 38.5% | |
| 3 | ANANDA KUMAR B.K. | IND | 1,004 | 0.8% |
| 4 | MANOHAR S. | IND | 877 | 0.7% |
| 5 | SOUNDARARAJAN N. | IND | 804 | 0.7% |
| 6 | AYYASWAMY S. | IND | 516 | 0.4% |
| 7 | GANDHI S. | IND | 418 | 0.4% |
| 8 | MURUGESAN U.R. | IND | 413 | 0.3% |
| 9 | ARJUNAN M. | IND | 273 | 0.2% |
| 10 | ANTHONY KITTAN N. | IND | 211 | 0.2% |
| 11 | ETHIRAJ K.P. | IND | 98 | 0.1% |
| 12 | GEORGE T.N. | IND | 98 | 0.1% |
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 (3rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 3.3% · max 33.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
3rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
109th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 57.5%CPM 38.5%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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