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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1984

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Winner — 1984

M. GURUSWAMY ALIAS ANNADASAN
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 47.8%CPM 43.4%12 others 8.8%
Votes
47,900
47.8% share
Winning margin
4,479
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
68.8%
of 1,45,622

A closely fought contest. M. GURUSWAMY ALIAS ANNADASAN won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. GURUSWAMY ALIAS ANNADASAN
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
47,90047.8%
2
PAPPA UMANATH
CPM
43,42143.4%
3
K. SOUNDARAJAN
IND
4,0064.0%
4
D. ARUMATRAJ
IND
2,0672.1%
5
KARU ANBUDASAN
IND
5490.6%
6
K. DURAIRAJU
IND
4970.5%
7
M. KULOTHUNGAN
IND
3730.4%
8
K. A. BALAKRISHNAN
IND
3090.3%
9
S. RETHINAM
IND
3000.3%
10
K. CHITRAPUTHRAN
IND
1770.2%
11
S. REGUNATHA RAO
IND
1690.2%
12
T. LAKSHMI
IND
1580.2%
13
S. SANGAPILLAI
IND
1060.1%
14
P. ABDUL MAJEED
IND
980.1%

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 (163rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 37.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
163rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
127th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 47.8%CPM 43.4%OTH 8.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,277
Density
556 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,274 km²
SC population34.1%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Muslim 7.6%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water74.5%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation39.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.1%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance75.2%

What's nearby?

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