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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 169 · 1984Reserved (SC)

Sirkali

Winner — 1984

BALASUBRAMANIAM, K.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 55.7%DMK 43.4%2 others 0.9%
Votes
51,438
55.6% share
Winning margin
11,286
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
76.7%
of 1,20,444

A clear win with a 12.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALASUBRAMANIAM, K.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
51,43855.6%
2
PANEERSELVAM, K.
DMK
40,15243.4%
3
SAMINATHAN, S.
IND
4360.5%
4
KRISHNAMURTHY, K.
IND
3970.4%

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 (128th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.0% · max 33.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
128th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
108th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 55.6%DMK 43.4%OTH 0.9%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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