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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 177 · 1989Reserved (SC)
Tiruthuraipundi
Winner — 1989
PALANISAMY G.
CPI 43.3%DMK 36.1%4 others 20.5%
Votes
49,982
43.3% share
Winning margin
8,278
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
78.2%
of 1,47,593
A clear win with a 7.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALANISAMY G. | 49,982 | 43.3% | |
| 2 | KUPPUSAMY N. | National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989 | 41,704 | 36.1% |
| 3 | DAKSHINAMOORTHI T. | INC | 17,363 | 15.1% |
| 4 | ARCHUNAN J. | ADK(JR) | 5,980 | 5.2% |
| 5 | AMBIKAPATHI K. | IND | 215 | 0.2% |
| 6 | KARTHIKAYAN S. | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (180th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.6% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
180th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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117th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 43.3%DMK 36.1%INC 15.1%ADK(JR) 5.2%OTH 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.