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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1984

Nellikuppam

Winner — 1984

ANBARASAN ALIAS RAMALINGAM
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 56.7%CPM 31.5%7 others 11.8%
Votes
48,018
56.7% share
Winning margin
21,377
25.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
72.1%
of 1,17,487

Nellikuppam is a safe seat — ANBARASAN ALIAS RAMALINGAM won by 25.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANBARASAN ALIAS RAMALINGAM
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
48,01856.7%
2
GOVINDARAJAN
26,64131.5%
3
PANDURANGAN
IND
7,5208.9%
4
RAJALAKSHMI
IND
7630.9%
5
ARJUNAN
IND
4900.6%
6
ABDUL WAHAB
IND
4480.5%
7
KUTHOOS
IND
4010.5%
8
RAJASEKARAN
IND
2610.3%
9
RAYAR
IND
1340.2%

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 (54th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
25.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 2.4% · max 36.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
54th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
75th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 56.7%CPM 31.5%IND 8.9%OTH 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Edible Oil
🏛️

Prehistoric site, Mottur

🏛️MonumentASI

Prehistoric site

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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