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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1984

Anna Nagar

Winner — 1984

RAMACHANDRAN, S. M.
DMK· DMK
DMK 52.6%ADK 46.2%8 others 1.2%
Votes
63,854
52.6% share
Winning margin
7,726
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
61.7%
of 1,96,896

A clear win with a 6.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMACHANDRAN, S. M.
DMK
63,85452.6%
2
KOTHANDARAMAN V.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
56,12846.2%
3
VELU AMMAIYAR
IND
3270.3%
4
MANICKAN, A.
IND
2190.2%
5
RAMACHANDARAN, S.
IND
1780.1%
6
KOTHANDAN, N.
IND
1730.1%
7
KOTHANDARAMANN, A.
IND
1630.1%
8
MURUKAN (ALIAS) NANJIL MURUKAN
IND
1290.1%
9
JOHN WILSON, M.
IND
1280.1%
10
ASOKAN, S.
IND
1280.1%

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.

Low turnout (219th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.7% · max 44.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
219th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 52.6%ADK 46.2%OTH 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%

What's nearby?

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