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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Egmore

Winner — 1989

ELAMVAZHUTHI
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 49.8%INC 22.3%7 others 27.9%
Votes
38,032
49.8% share
Winning margin
20,969
27.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
66.3%
of 1,15,205

Egmore is a safe seat — ELAMVAZHUTHI won by 27.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ELAMVAZHUTHI
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
38,03249.8%
2
POLUR VARADHAN
INC
17,06322.3%
3
NEELAKANDAN, V.
ADK(JL)
16,12421.1%
4
SUBRAMANI M. ALIAS MA. SU. MANI
ADK(JR)
4,2935.6%
5
SAMPATH, S.
IND
4360.6%
6
GAJAVALLI, S.
IND
1410.2%
7
NATARAJAN, G.
IND
1390.2%
8
MUNUSWAMI, N.
IND
790.1%
9
RAJAN, V.K.
IND
620.1%

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.

Low turnout (212th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
27.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.1% · max 52.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
212th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
50th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.8%INC 22.3%ADK(JL) 21.1%ADK(JR) 5.6%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%

What's nearby?

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