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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 193 · 1989

Arantangi

Winner — 1989

THIRUNAVUKKARASU, S.
ADK(JL)
ADK(JL) 47.6%DMK 30.9%10 others 21.6%
Votes
61,730
47.6% share
Winning margin
21,703
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
76.3%
of 1,70,036

Arantangi is a safe seat — THIRUNAVUKKARASU, S. won by 16.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THIRUNAVUKKARASU, S.
ADK(JL)
61,73047.6%
2
SHANMUGASUNDARAM M.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
40,02730.9%
3
VENKATASALAM, A
ADK(JR)
13,37510.3%
4
KALANDER NAINA MOHAMMED S.
INC
10,5128.1%
5
VIYASAR, R.
IND
1,5821.2%
6
KALANDAR MAITHEEN N.
IND
7670.6%
7
PULIKKUTTI S.
7040.5%
8
MURUGESAN R.
IND
4060.3%
9
VELAPPAN C.
IND
2810.2%
10
MOHANANRAJ V.
IND
2410.2%
11
ALAGESAN, V.
IND
730.1%
12
ABDUL JABAR M.
IND
480.0%

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.

Low turnout (231st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 3.8% · max 26.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
231st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
87th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK(JL) 47.6%DMK 30.9%ADK(JR) 10.3%INC 8.1%OTH 3.2%

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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