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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1989

Tiruvallur

Winner — 1989

S.R. MUNIRATHINAM
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 47.2%ADK(JL) 23.9%10 others 28.9%
Votes
45,091
47.2% share
Winning margin
22,239
23.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
70.2%
of 1,36,072

Tiruvallur is a safe seat — S.R. MUNIRATHINAM won by 23.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.R. MUNIRATHINAM
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
45,09147.2%
2
M. SELVARAJ
ADK(JL)
22,85223.9%
3
D. SUDARSANAM
INC
17,68618.5%
4
PATTABIRAMAN
ADK(JR)
7,3007.6%
5
R. SURENDRAN
ICS(SCS)
1,1341.2%
6
M. SAMPATHKUMAR
IND
4310.5%
7
M. MANI
IND
3240.3%
8
T. VARADARAJAN
IND
2400.3%
9
D. SAGARIA
IND
1500.2%
10
R. ARANGANAL
IND
1470.1%
11
P. VELLAIGAN
IND
1090.1%
12
P. DAMODARAN
IND
1030.1%

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 (121st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
23.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 4.1% · max 30.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
121st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
150th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 47.2%ADK(JL) 23.9%INC 18.5%ADK(JR) 7.6%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%

What's nearby?

19 locations
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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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