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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 110 · 1984Reserved (SC)

Valparai

Winner — 1984

V.THANGAVELU
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
INC 63.5%CPI 34.0%4 others 2.6%
Votes
48,779
63.5% share
Winning margin
22,670
29.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.8%
of 1,13,330

Valparai is a safe seat — V.THANGAVELU won by 29.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.THANGAVELU
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
48,77963.5%
2
A.T. KARUPPIAH
26,10934.0%
3
P.THIYAGARAJAN
IND
6950.9%
4
P.MADASAMY
IND
5440.7%
5
S.VELLASAMY
IND
4890.6%
6
R.PONNUSAMY
IND
2480.3%

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.

Low turnout (205th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
29.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 2.8% · max 29.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
205th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
47th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.5%CPI 34.0%OTH 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,35,394
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
1042 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,565 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population4.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Christian 11.5%Muslim 10.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.0%
Electricity90.6%
Sanitation51.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate89.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel81.5%
Health insurance74.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Nilgiri Tea (Orthodox)

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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