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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 146 · 1984
Melur
Winner — 1984
VEERANAMBALAM, D. V.
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
INC 60.1%ADK 33.4%3 others 6.5%
Votes
60,794
60.1% share
Winning margin
27,046
26.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
72.7%
of 1,39,154
Melur is a safe seat — VEERANAMBALAM, D. V. won by 26.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VEERANAMBALAM, D. V. | AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 60,794 | 60.1% |
| 2 | THIYAGARAJAN, K. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 33,748 | 33.4% |
| 3 | PARAMASIVAN, A. M. | ICJ | 5,302 | 5.2% |
| 4 | KRISHNAN, S. | IND | 821 | 0.8% |
| 5 | AYYAVU, A. | IND | 478 | 0.5% |
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 (109th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe26.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.2% · max 47.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
109th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
128th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.1%ADK 33.4%ICJ 5.2%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%
What's nearby?
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