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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1989

Alandur

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Winner — 1989

C. SHANMUGAM
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 42.9%ADK(JL) 26.5%26 others 30.6%
Votes
67,985
42.9% share
Winning margin
26,009
16.4% of votes
Total candidates
28
Turnout
63.6%
of 2,49,164

Alandur is a safe seat — C. SHANMUGAM won by 16.4%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1984 vs 1989

All Candidates

28 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C. SHANMUGAM
DMK
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
67,98542.9%
2
K. ADAIKALAM
ADK(JL)
41,97626.5%
3
S. JANARTHANAN
INC
INC
27,95017.6%
4
G.P. LENIN
ADK(JR)
15,0929.5%
5
P. VENKATAKRISHNAN
BJP
2,4171.5%
6
D. BABU
IND
7700.5%
7
T.G. SAMPATH
IND
4670.3%
8
N. SEKAR
IND
1910.1%
9
V. SUNDARAM
IND
1530.1%
10
S.P. ALLA BAKSH
IND
1530.1%
11
S.M. VIDYAPATHY
IND
1440.1%
12
D. VENUGOPAL
IND
1290.1%
13
P. GUNASEKARAN
IND
1160.1%
14
K. SELVARAJ
IND
930.1%
15
K. GANESAN
IND
920.1%
16
K. SIVAKUMAR
IND
850.1%
17
S. VELMUTHU
IND
830.1%
18
V.K. NARAYANAN
IND
820.1%
19
S. POYYAMOZHI
IND
710.0%
20
M.Y. KHAN
IND
680.0%
21
N. SUBRAMANIUM
IND
650.0%
22
N. RAMAKRISHNAN SHARMA
IND
580.0%
23
G. VINAYAGAM
IND
580.0%
24
G. MOHAN
IND
570.0%
25
A.G. KASAALI
IND
520.0%
26
M.P. EIUMALAI
IND
510.0%
27
C. MARTHANDAN
IND
380.0%
28
SIGAMANI, T.
IND
360.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (147th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.7% · max 50.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
147th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.69
fewer partiesmore parties
223rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
77th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 42.9%ADK(JL) 26.5%INC 17.6%ADK(JR) 9.5%OTH 3.5%

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?

2 locations
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