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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1984

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Winner — 1984

ABDUL SAMAD
DMK· DMK
DMK 50.5%INC 42.0%12 others 7.4%
Votes
36,410
50.5% share
Winning margin
6,108
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
60.3%
of 1,19,445

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABDUL SAMAD
DMK
DMK
36,41050.5%
2
HAJA SHAREEFF, K. S. G.
INC
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
30,30242.0%
3
KUMARASAMY ALIAS KAILAL MANNAN
IND
1,8712.6%
4
SRINIVASAN, P. T.
IND
1,2981.8%
5
SELVAMANI, B.
IND
8141.1%
6
KANNAPPAN, M. C.
IND
2420.3%
7
RAMAKRISHNAN SATHYALAYA, P.
IND
1950.3%
8
JAGANNATHAN, P.
IND
1800.3%
9
JAYALAKSHMI, V.
IND
1750.2%
10
KALINGAMURTHY, T.
IND
1430.2%
11
NATARAJAN, K. N.
IND
1360.2%
12
PUGAZHENTHI, E. K.
IND
1250.2%
13
DEENAN, I.
IND
900.1%
14
KUMAR, S. N.
IND
840.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (56th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.3% · max 48.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
56th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
182nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 50.5%INC 42.0%OTH 7.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
St. Theresa Church, Perambur

St. Theresa Church, Perambur

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