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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 192 · 1984
Alangudi
Winner — 1984
VENKATACHALAM
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 65.9%DMK 33.0%2 others 1.1%
Votes
74,202
65.9% share
Winning margin
37,029
32.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
81.0%
of 1,39,144
Alangudi is a safe seat — VENKATACHALAM won by 32.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VENKATACHALAM |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 74,202 | 65.9% |
| 2 | PERIANNAN, A. | DMK | 37,173 | 33.0% |
| 3 | MATHINIRAI SELVAN, M. | IND | 994 | 0.9% |
| 4 | SELVARAJ ASARI, C. | IND | 298 | 0.3% |
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.
Low turnout (214th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 0.5% · max 40.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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214th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
185th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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90th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 65.9%DMK 33.0%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%
What's nearby?
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