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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 32 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Arkonam

Winner — 1989

V.K. RAJU
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 46.8%INC 22.6%6 others 30.6%
Votes
42,511
46.8% share
Winning margin
21,973
24.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
59.0%
of 1,54,062

Arkonam is a safe seat — V.K. RAJU won by 24.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.K. RAJU
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
42,51146.8%
2
P. RAJAKUMAR
INC
20,53822.6%
3
M. VARADARAJAN
IND
18,65320.5%
4
K. RAJENDRAN
ADK(JR)
7,6028.4%
5
K. PATTABI ARAVINDAN
IND
6670.7%
6
P. MANI
IND
6250.7%
7
K. RAJAMANIKKAM
IND
1800.2%
8
K.P. VAIAPURI
IFT
930.1%

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 (118th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.2% · max 38.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
118th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
177th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
91st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 46.8%INC 22.6%IND 20.5%ADK(JR) 8.4%OTH 1.7%

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?

36 locations
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Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

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Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

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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