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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 94 · 1989

Rasipuram

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Winner — 1989

SUBBU, A.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 35.7%ADK(JL) 35.3%12 others 28.9%
Votes
39,534
35.8% share
Winning margin
460
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
71.0%
of 1,55,741

Rasipuram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 460 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUBBU, A.
DMK
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
39,53435.8%
2
THAMILARASU, V.
ADK(JL)
39,07435.3%
3
RAMALINGAM, K.P.
ADK(JR)
16,85515.2%
4
SUNDARAM V.
INC
INC
11,15710.1%
5
SUNDARAM, K.
IFT
1,8231.6%
6
SUBRAMANI, P.
BJP
4920.4%
7
RATHANAM, A.P.
IND
3660.3%
8
SUBRAMANIAM, A.K.
IND
2800.3%
9
EASWARAMURTHY, P.
IND
2490.2%
10
GANGADHARAKKUMAR, R.
IND
2240.2%
11
ARUNCHALAM, A.P.
IND
1730.2%
12
PERUMAL, K.
IND
1710.1%
13
PERUMAL, A.
IND
1540.1%
14
SUNDARAM, P.R.
IND
400.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (79th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.4% · max 47.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
79th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
144th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 35.8%ADK(JL) 35.3%ADK(JR) 15.2%INC 10.1%OTH 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,601
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,420 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population3.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.9%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.6%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation40.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance68.8%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Poultry feed and products
Sri Ranganatha Perumal temple, Namakkal

Sri Ranganatha Perumal temple, Namakkal

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Hill excluding the fort at its top and the temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Sri Ranganathaswami

Hill excluding the fort at its top and the temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Sri Ranganathaswami

🏛️MonumentASI

Hill excluding the fort at its top and the temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Sri Ranganathaswami

📍Google MapsOSM
Temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Ranganathanswami

Temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Ranganathanswami

🏛️MonumentASI

Temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Ranganathanswami

📍Google MapsOSM

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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