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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 178 · 1984
Mannargudi
Winner — 1984
S. GNANASUNDARAM
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 48.0%CPI 43.7%2 others 8.4%
Votes
49,471
48.0% share
Winning margin
4,427
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
78.4%
of 1,31,490
A closely fought contest. S. GNANASUNDARAM won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. GNANASUNDARAM |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 49,471 | 48.0% |
| 2 | P. RAMALINGAM | 45,044 | 43.7% | |
| 3 | S. GANESEKARAN | ICJ | 8,079 | 7.8% |
| 4 | A. PARTHIBHAN | IND | 553 | 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 (140th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 2.1% · max 33.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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140th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.50
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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10th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 48.0%CPI 43.7%ICJ 7.8%OTH 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,18,345
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,644 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 7.1%Other 4.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.2%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation28.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel42.0%
Health insurance72.9%
What's nearby?
38 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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