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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1984
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Winner — 1984
S.MUTHUSAMY
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 53.5%DMK 44.8%11 others 1.7%
Votes
71,722
53.5% share
Winning margin
11,647
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
70.7%
of 1,89,520
A clear win with a 8.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.MUTHUSAMY |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 71,722 | 53.5% |
| 2 | SUBBULAKSHMI JAGADEESAN | DMK | 60,075 | 44.8% |
| 3 | M.NALLASAMY | IND | 332 | 0.3% |
| 4 | KANNAMMAL | IND | 312 | 0.2% |
| 5 | P.CHINNASAMY | IND | 272 | 0.2% |
| 6 | SUBRAMANIAM | IND | 228 | 0.2% |
| 7 | AMROSE | IND | 226 | 0.2% |
| 8 | P.KARUPPUSAMY | IND | 217 | 0.2% |
| 9 | M.R. SUBRAMANIAM | IND | 185 | 0.1% |
| 10 | K.AYYAVOO | IND | 162 | 0.1% |
| 11 | R.SHANMUGASUNDARAM | IND | 157 | 0.1% |
| 12 | ABDUL KADAR KAILANI | IND | 90 | 0.1% |
| 13 | A.SUNDARAM | IND | 82 | 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.
Average turnout (173rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.1% · max 28.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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173rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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61st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 53.5%DMK 44.8%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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