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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 142 · 1991
Madurai West
Winner — 1991
SHANMUGAM S.V.
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
INC 63.3%DMK 34.7%16 others 1.9%
Votes
59,586
63.4% share
Winning margin
26,922
28.6% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
51.3%
of 1,83,245
Madurai West is a safe seat — SHANMUGAM S.V. won by 28.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANMUGAM S.V. | AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 59,586 | 63.4% |
| 2 | PONMUTHURAMALINGAM | DMK | 32,664 | 34.7% |
| 3 | PERIASWAMY V.K. | 380 | 0.4% | |
| 4 | MOOKKAN S. | IND | 303 | 0.3% |
| 5 | THIRUVENGADAM P. | ICS(SCS) | 196 | 0.2% |
| 6 | PREMRAJA R. | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| 7 | MURUGESAN M. | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 8 | BALU S. P. | IND | 95 | 0.1% |
| 9 | SHUNMUGAM ACHARI S. | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 10 | JAIKUMAR M J. | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SELVARAJ R. | TMM | 79 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SAYARAM B. | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RAGHUPARAN R. | IND | 59 | 0.1% |
| 14 | VELU X.B. | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SIVAPRAKASAM P. | IND | 46 | 0.1% |
| 16 | RAVICHANDARAN B. | IND | 45 | 0.1% |
| 17 | RAJAMOHAN M. | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
| 18 | AMALA JEGANATHAN A. | IND | 32 | 0.0% |
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 (182nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.2% · max 44.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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182nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
203rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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152nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.4%DMK 34.7%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%
What's nearby?
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