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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1984

Kapilamalai

Winner — 1984

P.SENGOTTAIYAN
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
INC 53.5%IND 41.9%3 others 4.6%
Votes
51,233
53.5% share
Winning margin
11,143
11.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
70.4%
of 1,35,937

A clear win with a 11.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P.SENGOTTAIYAN
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
51,23353.5%
2
K.A. MANI
IND
40,09041.9%
3
V.P. BADRINARAYANAN
IND
1,7381.8%
4
V.ARIDHAS
IND
1,4091.5%
5
R.KONDAPPAN
IND
1,2531.3%

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.

High turnout (11th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 3.7% · max 40.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
11th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
170th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.5%IND 41.9%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,601
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,420 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population3.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.9%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.6%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation40.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance68.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Poultry feed and products

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