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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1989

Kuttalam

Winner — 1989

R. RAJAMANICKAM
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 47.6%INC 22.6%6 others 29.8%
Votes
47,559
47.6% share
Winning margin
24,950
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.5%
of 1,35,941

Kuttalam is a safe seat — R. RAJAMANICKAM won by 24.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. RAJAMANICKAM
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
47,55947.6%
2
S. DHINAKARAN
INC
22,60922.6%
3
N. RETHINAM
ADK(JL)
15,84315.8%
4
M. RAJENDRAN
ADK(JR)
12,45112.4%
5
M. MAILAIYAN
IND
8690.9%
6
C. SAMINATHA ODAYAR
IND
2450.3%
7
K. BALU
IND
2430.2%
8
C. RAMALINGA SHATRIYAR
IND
1660.2%

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.

Low turnout (195th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.5% · max 24.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
195th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
156th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 47.6%INC 22.6%ADK(JL) 15.8%ADK(JR) 12.4%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom

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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