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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1989

Mettur

Winner — 1989

SREERANGAN, M.
CPM 25.6%ADK(JR) 24.4%12 others 50.0%
Votes
23,308
25.6% share
Winning margin
1,128
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
56.5%
of 1,60,935

Mettur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,128 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SREERANGAN, M.
23,30825.6%
2
GURUSAMY, K.
ADK(JR)
22,18024.4%
3
NARAYANAN, R.
INC
20,72122.8%
4
NACHIMUTHU, K.P.
IND
15,09416.6%
5
NAVAMANI, K.
7,4098.1%
6
SIDHAN, K.K.
IND
5410.6%
7
PONRAJ, D.
IND
4000.4%
8
CHINNAPONNAN, G.P.
IND
3420.4%
9
ABDUL AZEES, N.B.
IND
2280.3%
10
SELLAMUTHU, S.
IND
2050.2%
11
MANOHARAN, M.G.
IND
1570.2%
12
PADMARAJAN, K.
IND
1560.2%
13
JEYABAL, T.K.
IND
1470.2%
14
MANISEKARAN, K.
IND
1080.1%

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 (22nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.2% · max 24.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
22nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
39th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 25.6%ADK(JR) 24.4%INC 22.8%IND 16.6%CPI 8.1%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏷️Salem SilkGI🏺Silver Jewellery

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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