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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 217 · 1984
Alangulam
Winner — 1984
SHANMUCHIAH PENDIAN N.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 54.5%DMK 30.7%5 others 14.8%
Votes
48,109
54.5% share
Winning margin
21,033
23.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
70.7%
of 1,24,914
Alangulam is a safe seat — SHANMUCHIAH PENDIAN N. won by 23.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANMUCHIAH PENDIAN N. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 48,109 | 54.5% |
| 2 | THAMBI THURAI, P. | DMK | 27,076 | 30.7% |
| 3 | SEKAR,T. | IND | 5,922 | 6.7% |
| 4 | EMARAJAN, S.P. | IND | 3,866 | 4.4% |
| 5 | THANGARAJ PANDIAN N. | IND | 2,448 | 2.8% |
| 6 | RAYAPPAN, M. | IND | 548 | 0.6% |
| 7 | KANNIAH M. | IND | 325 | 0.4% |
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.
Low turnout (201st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.3% · max 29.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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201st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.62
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
84th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 54.5%DMK 30.7%IND 6.7%OTH 8.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.