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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SREERANGAN, M. | 23,308 | 25.6% | |
| 2 | GURUSAMY, K. | ADK(JR) | 22,180 | 24.4% |
| 3 | NARAYANAN, R. | INC | 20,721 | 22.8% |
| 4 | NACHIMUTHU, K.P. | IND | 15,094 | 16.6% |
| 5 | NAVAMANI, K. | 7,409 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | SIDHAN, K.K. | IND | 541 | 0.6% |
| 7 | PONRAJ, D. | IND | 400 | 0.4% |
| 8 | CHINNAPONNAN, G.P. | IND | 342 | 0.4% |
| 9 | ABDUL AZEES, N.B. | IND | 228 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SELLAMUTHU, S. | IND | 205 | 0.2% |
| 11 | MANOHARAN, M.G. | IND | 157 | 0.2% |
| 12 | PADMARAJAN, K. | IND | 156 | 0.2% |
| 13 | JEYABAL, T.K. | IND | 147 | 0.2% |
| 14 | MANISEKARAN, K. | IND | 108 | 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.
High turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.2% · max 24.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
22nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
39th of 234Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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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