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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1989

Villivakkam

Winner — 1989

VARADARAJAN, W.R.
CPM 46.8%ADK(JL) 18.9%29 others 34.4%
Votes
99,571
46.8% share
Winning margin
59,421
27.9% of votes
Total candidates
31
Turnout
62.0%
of 3,43,571

Villivakkam is a safe seat — VARADARAJAN, W.R. won by 27.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

31 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VARADARAJAN, W.R.
99,57146.8%
2
BALASUBRAMANIAM, D.
ADK(JL)
40,15018.9%
3
MANIVARAMA, N.M.
INC
32,21115.1%
4
PRABAKARAN, J.C.D.
ADK(JR)
30,32214.2%
5
NARAYANAN, K.
IND
1,8550.9%
6
SENTHIVELAYADAM, M
IND
1,2660.6%
7
RAMAKRISHNAN, V.
1,0580.5%
8
MAHADEVAN, S.
IND
8840.4%
9
DAMODHARAN, R.
IND
8250.4%
10
DHANAPALAN, V.
IND
8110.4%
11
ABUBAKKAR, R.
ICS(SCS)
6900.3%
12
KUMAR. S.
IND
3550.2%
13
ANGAPPARAO, T.
IND
3360.2%
14
MANI, K.R>
IND
3080.1%
15
MUTHU, P.
IND
2160.1%
16
MANISAMI
IND
2120.1%
17
PARAMASIVAM, K.
IND
1950.1%
18
THEERATHAM, M.
IND
1760.1%
19
VIJAYAKUMAR, C.
IND
1500.1%
20
SRINIVASAN, P.
IND
1470.1%
21
BALAN, A.T.
IND
1400.1%
22
VARADADESIGAN, O.A.
IND
1390.1%
23
MICHAELMANI, G.
IND
1280.1%
24
MANIAN, I.V.S.
IND
1260.1%
25
VENUGOPAL, S.
IND
1170.1%
26
ELANGOVAN, N.
IND
990.1%
27
JAYAKKANNAN, M.
IND
930.0%
28
ARANGANNAL, R.
IND
830.0%
29
LAKSHMINIPATHI, C.R.
IND
790.0%
30
UMAPATHI, T.
IND
780.0%
31
PRABAKARAN, G.
IND
660.0%

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 (175th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
27.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.6% · max 53.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
175th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
214th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
16th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 46.8%ADK(JL) 18.9%INC 15.1%ADK(JR) 14.2%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

21 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
Big Warehouse, south of the Church Library (in Block No.II/7).

Big Warehouse, south of the Church Library (in Block No.II/7).

🏛️MonumentASI

Big Warehouse, south of the Church Library (in Block No.II/7).

Chaplain’s house including portion which the northern side of the Old WallII/1

Chaplain’s house including portion which the northern side of the Old WallII/1

🏛️MonumentASI

Chaplain’s house including portion which the northern side of the Old WallII/1

Clives House built in 1753

Clives House built in 1753

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Clives House built in 1753

Fort St. George “Arsenal” between Wellesley house and Clive’s House with shells and cannons piled…

Fort St. George “Arsenal” between Wellesley house and Clive’s House with shells and cannons piled…

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort St. George “Arsenal” between Wellesley house and Clive’s House with shells and cannons piled together near the Gateway Block IV/1-12 and 14-18

Garrisons Engineer’s Depot Block No.IV

Garrisons Engineer’s Depot Block No.IV

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Garrisons Engineer’s Depot Block No.IV

Guard Room Block No.V

Guard Room Block No.V

🏛️MonumentASI

Guard Room Block No.V

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King’s Barracks Block No.XXV

🏛️MonumentASI

King’s Barracks Block No.XXV

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Last house on the left of ‘Snobs Allay’ (oldest house in theFort with carved staircase) – Block…

🏛️MonumentASI

Last house on the left of ‘Snobs Allay’ (oldest house in theFort with carved staircase) – Block No.I/1

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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