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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 133 · 1984

Bodinayakkanur

Winner — 1984

K.S.M. RAMACHANDRAN
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
INC 61.0%DMK 38.6%1 others 0.4%
Votes
54,231
61.0% share
Winning margin
19,872
22.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
66.3%
of 1,34,056

Bodinayakkanur is a safe seat — K.S.M. RAMACHANDRAN won by 22.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.S.M. RAMACHANDRAN
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
54,23161.0%
2
MUTHU MANOHARAN
DMK
34,35938.6%
3
P. KAMATCHI
IND
3120.3%

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.

High turnout (13th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 0.8% · max 36.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
13th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
224th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.0%DMK 38.6%OTH 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir Pith Blocks🏷️Dindigul LocksGI🏺Garlic

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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