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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 150 · 1989
Vedasandur
Winner — 1989
P. MUTHUSAMY
ADK(JR)
ADK(JR) 29.7%IND 29.0%10 others 41.3%
Votes
37,928
29.7% share
Winning margin
890
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
70.8%
of 1,80,162
Vedasandur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 890 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. MUTHUSAMY | ADK(JR) | 37,928 | 29.7% |
| 2 | S. GANDHIRAJAN | IND | 37,038 | 29.0% |
| 3 | M. DHANDAPANI | IND | 25,742 | 20.2% |
| 4 | V.P. BALASUBRAMANIAM | IND | 21,045 | 16.5% |
| 5 | DURAI MARIKANNU | IND | 3,302 | 2.6% |
| 6 | M. APPA NAYACKKER | IND | 562 | 0.4% |
| 7 | P. PERIASAMY | IND | 510 | 0.4% |
| 8 | M. THANGARAJ | IND | 440 | 0.3% |
| 9 | V. PITHCAIMUTHU | IND | 309 | 0.2% |
| 10 | K. DEVARAJ | IFT | 275 | 0.2% |
| 11 | V.M. MOOSA | IND | 264 | 0.2% |
| 12 | V.S. BALASUBRAMANIAM | IND | 200 | 0.2% |
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 (120th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.7% · max 54.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
120th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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231st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK(JR) 29.7%IND 29.0%IND 20.2%IND 16.5%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,65,223
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,756 km²
SC population31.0%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.2%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation22.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel75.1%
Health insurance75.5%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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