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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1989

Chidambaram

Winner — 1989

KRISHNAMOORTHY, D.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 42.1%INC 22.4%10 others 35.4%
Votes
35,738
42.1% share
Winning margin
16,720
19.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
66.3%
of 1,27,893

Chidambaram is a safe seat — KRISHNAMOORTHY, D. won by 19.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNAMOORTHY, D.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
35,73842.1%
2
RADHAKRISHNAN, A.
INC
19,01822.4%
3
ARUMUGAM, N.
IND
12,36314.6%
4
PANNEERSELVAM, K.P.
ADK(JR)
10,08811.9%
5
MANIVASAGAM, T.
5,3716.3%
6
DHARUMAN, K.
IND
7060.8%
7
UMAPATHI, B.
IND
4960.6%
8
RATHINASAMY, N.
IND
4500.5%
9
ARASAN, P.
IND
3590.4%
10
PARAMAGURU, R.K.
IND
960.1%
11
BALASEKARAN, S.
IND
810.1%
12
PATTUSAMY, C.
IND
470.1%

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 (14th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 3.7% · max 28.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
14th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
95th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 42.1%INC 22.4%IND 14.6%ADK(JR) 11.9%CPI 6.3%OTH 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%

What's nearby?

8 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Edible Oil
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Megalithic cists and cairns, Nedungal

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Nedungal

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Nedungal

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists, Tetturai

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic cists

Rock cut caves, Narasamangalam

Rock cut caves, Narasamangalam

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock cut caves

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Rock cut caves, sculptures and inscriptions

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock cut caves, sculptures and inscriptions

Rock cut shrine, Kuranganil muttam

Rock cut shrine, Kuranganil muttam

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock cut shrine

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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