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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 186 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Valangiman

Winner — 1989

YASOTHA CHELLAPPA
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 41.0%ADK(JL) 30.4%6 others 28.6%
Votes
38,522
41.0% share
Winning margin
9,898
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
97.9%
of 96,050

A clear win with a 10.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
YASOTHA CHELLAPPA
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
38,52241.0%
2
VIVEKANANDA
ADK(JL)
28,62430.4%
3
GOPAL V.R.
INC
17,73118.9%
4
THILAGAVATHI E.
ADK(JR)
6,3816.8%
5
MAHALINGAM N.
IND
1,7101.8%
6
THIRUMAVALAVAN C.
IND
5300.6%
7
MALARKODI GUNASEKARAN
2570.3%
8
MAHALINGAM K.
IND
2530.3%

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.

Low turnout (221st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.5% · max 30.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
221st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
57th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 41.0%ADK(JL) 30.4%INC 18.9%ADK(JR) 6.8%OTH 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,39,101
Density
316 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,233 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.6%Christian 5.6%Muslim 5.5%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.9%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation40.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.5%
Women literate85.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.2%
Health insurance67.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir Products🏺Gherjubs (Miniature Cucumber)

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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