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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1989

Theagaraya Nagar

Winner — 1989

GANESAN, S.A.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 43.0%INC 23.9%27 others 33.0%
Votes
49,772
43.0% share
Winning margin
22,104
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
29
Turnout
64.7%
of 1,78,867

Theagaraya Nagar is a safe seat — GANESAN, S.A. won by 19.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

29 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANESAN, S.A.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
49,77243.0%
2
SOUIRAJAN, K.
INC
27,66823.9%
3
BALASUBRAMAINAN, V.
ADK(JL)
24,92021.5%
4
JEPPIAAR
ADK(JR)
8,2687.2%
5
NITHYANANDAM, M.S.
1,5171.3%
6
MANICKAM, N.
IND
8210.7%
7
KITTAPPAN, A.
IND
6630.6%
8
PARTHASARATHY, G. ALIAS P. SARATHY
ICS(SCS)
4170.4%
9
SEKAR, K.
IND
3030.3%
10
DESINGH, M.
IND
2920.3%
11
SUBBARAYALU, S.
IND
1390.1%
12
RAMANUJAM, A.
IND
1060.1%
13
SARGUNAM, C.
IND
940.1%
14
PATTABI, R.
IND
760.1%
15
GIRIPATHY ALIAS KILNAMAKKARAR GRIDATHI
IND
640.1%
16
PANNEERSELVAM, M
IND
610.1%
17
CHOKKALINGAM, S.S.
IND
550.1%
18
JANE VASEEKARAN
IND
510.0%
19
RAMALINGAM, M.
IND
490.0%
20
KRISHNAN, P.M.
IND
460.0%
21
JAGANATHAN, G.
IND
430.0%
22
RAMAKRISHNAN, K.P.
IND
390.0%
23
JAGANNATHAN, E.
IND
370.0%
24
RAJAGOPAL, R.
IND
350.0%
25
DURAI VARADARAJAN, R.
IND
330.0%
26
VIJAYAKUMAR, P.S
IND
320.0%
27
CHELLAN MANI, C.
IND
270.0%
28
LAKSHMANAN, M.
IND
200.0%
29
SELVARAYAN, T.P.
IND
190.0%

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 (159th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.4% · max 43.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
159th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
125th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 43.0%INC 23.9%ADK(JL) 21.5%ADK(JR) 7.2%OTH 4.3%

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?

8 locations
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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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