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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 165 · 1984

Srirangam

Winner — 1984

R. SOUDARARAJAN
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 56.5%JNP 36.9%4 others 6.6%
Votes
58,861
56.5% share
Winning margin
20,462
19.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
74.5%
of 1,39,831

Srirangam is a safe seat — R. SOUDARARAJAN won by 19.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. SOUDARARAJAN
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
58,86156.5%
2
C. RAMASAMY UDAYAR
38,39936.9%
3
MURUGAN T. ALIAS MURUGESAN
IND
4,2264.1%
4
P. S. GOVINDAN
IND
1,2481.2%
5
HARI RAO
IND
7510.7%
6
K. PITCHAIMANI
IND
6600.6%

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 (126th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 4.5% · max 44.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
126th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.39
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
153rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 56.5%JNP 36.9%OTH 6.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,16,450
Density
629 / km²
Sex ratio
1025 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population31.5%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water64.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation39.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated93.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)24.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance70.9%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Inscribed stone

🏛️MonumentASI

Inscribed stone

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Ramapada Mantapam

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Ramapada Mantapam

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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