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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 224 · 1989

Sattangulam

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Winner — 1989

KUMARI ANATHAN
INC· INC
INC 28.6%DMK 27.3%12 others 44.1%
Votes
24,913
28.6% share
Winning margin
1,196
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
63.3%
of 1,37,325

Sattangulam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,196 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUMARI ANATHAN
INC
INC
24,91328.6%
2
DURAI RAJ P.
DMK
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
23,71727.3%
3
SUBRAMANIA ATHITHAN, S.R.
ADK(JR)
20,12723.1%
4
JAYASINGH, D.G.
IND
13,56915.6%
5
ARASURAJA, T.
BJP
2,8913.3%
6
AELVARAJ, N.
IND
1,0631.2%
7
BALASUBRAMANIAN A.V.K
IFT
2170.3%
8
PANDARAM, T.
IND
1220.1%
9
SHANMUGAM, V.
IND
810.1%
10
SURIAMUTHU, S.
IND
770.1%
11
RATNAM, T.
IND
520.1%
12
JAYAKUMAR, D.
IND
510.1%
13
THANGARAJ, R.
IND
460.1%
14
GNANARAJ, A
IND
420.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (209th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.3% · max 49.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
209th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.82
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
167th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.6%DMK 27.3%ADK(JR) 23.1%IND 15.6%OTH 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
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Adichanallur archaeological site

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