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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1989
Tiruvannamalai
Winner — 1989
PITCHANDI, K.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 54.6%INC 22.0%8 others 23.4%
Votes
57,556
54.6% share
Winning margin
34,402
32.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
70.1%
of 1,50,265
Tiruvannamalai is a safe seat — PITCHANDI, K. won by 32.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PITCHANDI, K. | National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989 | 57,556 | 54.6% |
| 2 | RAVINDRAN, A.S. | INC | 23,154 | 22.0% |
| 3 | KANNAN, K.P. | ADK(JL) | 18,061 | 17.1% |
| 4 | KRISHNAMOORTHY, G. | IND | 4,431 | 4.2% |
| 5 | KANNAN, T.C. | IND | 887 | 0.8% |
| 6 | RAMASAMY, V. | IND | 592 | 0.6% |
| 7 | NATARAJAN, M. | IND | 306 | 0.3% |
| 8 | NATARAJAN, A. | IND | 178 | 0.2% |
| 9 | CHINNAPPA, K.P. | IND | 138 | 0.1% |
| 10 | CHANDRAN, K. | IND | 91 | 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.
Average turnout (61st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe32.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 1.6% · max 42.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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61st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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46th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 54.6%INC 22.0%ADK(JL) 17.1%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%
What's nearby?
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