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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 35 · 1989

Arcot

Winner — 1989

GAJAPATHY, T.R.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 36.5%ADK(JL) 21.5%13 others 42.0%
Votes
34,775
36.5% share
Winning margin
14,305
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
73.4%
of 1,29,768

Arcot is a safe seat — GAJAPATHY, T.R. won by 15.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GAJAPATHY, T.R.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
34,77536.5%
2
RAMDOSS, K.V.
ADK(JL)
20,47021.5%
3
PALANI, T.
ADK(JR)
14,58115.3%
4
KANNAN, A.K.T.
INC
12,05312.7%
5
MURTHY, G.
IND
11,47612.1%
6
MANI S.
IND
4250.5%
7
SETHURAMAN, A.M.
IND
2640.3%
8
SUNDARARAJAN, K.
IFT
2480.3%
9
GANESAN, A.M.
IND
2260.2%
10
PADMANAPHAN, A.P.N
IND
2040.2%
11
ELANGOVAN, K.P.
IND
1660.2%
12
RAVI J.
IND
1630.2%
13
KRISHNAN, A.K.
IND
1050.1%
14
RANGANATHAN, A.
IND
550.1%
15
KRISHNAO, A.K.J.
IND
510.1%

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.

High turnout (10th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.7% · max 34.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
10th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
112th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 36.5%ADK(JL) 21.5%ADK(JR) 15.3%INC 12.7%IND 12.1%OTH 2.0%

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?

16 locations
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Cairns in the rf at the foot of perambair hills.

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Cairns in the rf at the foot of perambair hills.

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Cairns in the rf at the foot of perambair hills.

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Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

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Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Araiyapakkam

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Kalanipakkam

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Kalanipakkam

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Kalanipakkam

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Kattaupudur

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Megalithic cists and cairns

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