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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 190 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Kolathur

Winner — 1989

RAJU V.
ADK(JL)
ADK(JL) 40.0%DMK 29.7%4 others 30.3%
Votes
47,624
40.0% share
Winning margin
12,205
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.4%
of 1,55,855

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJU V.
ADK(JL)
47,62440.0%
2
SELVARAJ ALIAS KAVITHAIPITHAN
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
35,41929.7%
3
SIVANANTHAN I
IND
19,02716.0%
4
JAMBULINGAM P.
ADK(JR)
15,53913.0%
5
ELAVAN R.S.
IND
1,0110.8%
6
RADHAKRISHNAN S.
IND
5050.4%

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 (103rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.4% · max 54.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
103rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.44
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
179th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK(JL) 40.0%DMK 29.7%IND 16.0%ADK(JR) 13.0%OTH 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

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