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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 202 · 1989

Kadaladi

Winner — 1989

AMEETH IBRAHIM, A.M.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 30.4%INC 30.0%6 others 39.7%
Votes
32,682
30.4% share
Winning margin
409
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
63.0%
of 1,70,792

Kadaladi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 409 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMEETH IBRAHIM, A.M.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
32,68230.4%
2
BALAKRISHNAN, S.
INC
32,27330.0%
3
SATHIAMOORTHY, V.
ADK(JL)
26,66524.8%
4
RAMASSAMY, T.
ADK(JR)
14,79513.7%
5
PARASU, S.
IND
6110.6%
6
KOVILIPILLAI, G.
IND
2740.3%
7
MUTHUTHEVAR, K.
IND
1980.2%
8
RAJENDRAN, S.
IND
1520.1%

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 (142nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.4% · max 29.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
142nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.75
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
104th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 30.4%INC 30.0%ADK(JL) 24.8%ADK(JR) 13.7%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,42,288
Density
458 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,241 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity93.7%
Sanitation30.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Clean cooking fuel90.5%
Health insurance51.3%

What's nearby?

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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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