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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1984

Tiruppattur

Winner — 1984

SHANMUGAM Y.
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
INC 49.0%DMK 30.1%5 others 20.9%
Votes
46,884
49.0% share
Winning margin
18,103
18.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
71.1%
of 1,34,589

Tiruppattur is a safe seat — SHANMUGAM Y. won by 18.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHANMUGAM Y.
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
46,88449.0%
2
B. SUNDARAM
DMK
28,78130.1%
3
G. PONNUSAMY
IND
18,19619.0%
4
M. P. PONNUSAMY
IND
1,2601.3%
5
T. V. RAJA
IND
2960.3%
6
T. M. ANSAR
IND
1380.1%
7
V. ARASU
IND
940.1%

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.

Average turnout (88th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 1.4% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
88th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
35th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.0%DMK 30.1%IND 19.0%OTH 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Leather Products
Delhi gate

Delhi gate

🏛️MonumentASI

Delhi gate

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North Eastern corner of the outer rampart of the old fort at Arcot

🏛️MonumentASI

North Eastern corner of the outer rampart of the old fort at Arcot

Rock sculptures and caves

Rock sculptures and caves

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock sculptures and caves

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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