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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1989

Chinnasalem

Winner — 1989

UDHAYASURIYAN, T.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 36.3%ADK(JL) 22.9%7 others 40.8%
Votes
36,776
36.3% share
Winning margin
13,538
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
73.4%
of 1,38,166

A clear win with a 13.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UDHAYASURIYAN, T.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
36,77636.3%
2
RAMALINGAM, K.R.
ADK(JL)
23,23822.9%
3
SIVARAMAN, S.
INC
21,52621.2%
4
MOHAN, P.
IND
10,54610.4%
5
DHANABAL, N.
IND
6,6766.6%
6
JAYARAM, K.
IND
1,9111.9%
7
GOTHADARAMAN, A.
IND
3120.3%
8
PERIYASAMY, S.
IND
1950.2%
9
SOUNDHARRAJAN E.N.U.K.V.
IND
1740.2%

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 (74th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.1% · max 37.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
74th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
137th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 36.3%ADK(JL) 22.9%INC 21.2%IND 10.4%IND 6.6%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
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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