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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1989
Katpadi
Winner — 1989
DURAIMURUGAN
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 43.4%ADK(JL) 23.5%8 others 33.1%
Votes
43,181
43.4% share
Winning margin
19,837
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
68.2%
of 1,45,879
Katpadi is a safe seat — DURAIMURUGAN won by 19.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURAIMURUGAN | National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989 | 43,181 | 43.4% |
| 2 | MARGABANDU, R. | ADK(JL) | 23,344 | 23.5% |
| 3 | DHANDAYUTHAPANI, V. | INC | 20,859 | 21.0% |
| 4 | RAGUNATAN, A.M. | ADK(JR) | 8,858 | 8.9% |
| 5 | SANTHANARAJ, K.P. | IND | 2,192 | 2.2% |
| 6 | WATSON ISAAC | IND | 312 | 0.3% |
| 7 | JOTHI, M. | IND | 277 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SUBRAMANI, M.V. | IFT | 191 | 0.2% |
| 9 | MICHEAL MUNISWAMY, C. | IND | 165 | 0.2% |
| 10 | ARULMOZHIVARMAN, K.E. | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
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 (16th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.8% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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16th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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59th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 43.4%ADK(JL) 23.5%INC 21.0%ADK(JR) 8.9%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.