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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 112 · 1989Reserved (SC)
Dharapuram
Winner — 1989
SANTHAKUMARI, T.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 33.7%ADK(JL) 32.3%6 others 34.0%
Votes
34,069
33.7% share
Winning margin
1,436
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
69.9%
of 1,44,747
Dharapuram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,436 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANTHAKUMARI, T. | National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989 | 34,069 | 33.7% |
| 2 | PERIASAMY, A. | ADK(JL) | 32,633 | 32.3% |
| 3 | KARPEGAVALLI SELVI, K. | INC | 27,517 | 27.2% |
| 4 | THURKAIVEL KRISHNA MOORTHI, K. ALIAS T.V. | IND | 5,075 | 5.0% |
| 5 | VEDANAYAGAM, S. | IND | 666 | 0.7% |
| 6 | GOPAL, S. | IND | 576 | 0.6% |
| 7 | BALAKIRSHNAN, A.K. | IND | 301 | 0.3% |
| 8 | KALIMUTHU, S. | IND | 287 | 0.3% |
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 (33rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.4% · max 41.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
33rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.31
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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9th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 33.7%ADK(JL) 32.3%INC 27.2%IND 5.0%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.