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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1989

Omalur

Winner — 1989

KRISHNAN, C.
ADK(JL)
ADK(JL) 42.4%DMK 28.6%18 others 29.0%
Votes
32,275
42.4% share
Winning margin
10,482
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
52.9%
of 1,43,933

A clear win with a 13.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNAN, C.
ADK(JL)
32,27542.4%
2
CHINNARAJU, K.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
21,79328.6%
3
ANBALAGAN, K.
INC
11,80315.5%
4
MUTHUSAMY, M.
ADK(JR)
5,6017.3%
5
DHARMAN T.
IND
1,5432.0%
6
GANESAN, P.K.
IND
8881.2%
7
AYYAVOO K.
IND
6160.8%
8
KARUMALAI, K.
IND
2780.4%
9
GOVINDARAJ, R.
IND
2400.3%
10
PAKKIYANATHAN, P.
IND
1890.3%
11
KUPPUSAMY, M.
IND
1760.2%
12
PALANI, K.
IND
1670.2%
13
KALYANASUNDARAM, P.
IND
1020.1%
14
RANGANATHAN, O.
IND
980.1%
15
MOHAN E.
IND
940.1%
16
GHANDRAN, S.
IND
930.1%
17
KANNAIYAN, K.
IND
740.1%
18
ANNAIYAN, K.
IND
660.1%
19
MANICKAM, K.
IND
580.1%
20
RASU, C.
IND
500.1%

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 (7th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.6% · min 2.7% · max 40.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
7th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
233rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
40th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK(JL) 42.4%DMK 28.6%INC 15.5%ADK(JR) 7.3%OTH 6.2%

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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