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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 157 · 1991Reserved (ST)
Uppiliapuram
Winner — 1991
RAVICHANDARAN V.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 67.5%DMK 31.3%2 others 1.2%
Votes
69,748
67.5% share
Winning margin
37,356
36.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.4%
of 1,65,647
Uppiliapuram is a safe seat — RAVICHANDARAN V. won by 36.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAVICHANDARAN V. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 69,748 | 67.5% |
| 2 | SUNDRAVADANAM M. | DMK | 32,392 | 31.3% |
| 3 | PERIYASAMY M. | TMM | 714 | 0.7% |
| 4 | SEKAR M. | IND | 542 | 0.5% |
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 (84th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean36.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 1.2% · max 36.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
84th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
165th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 67.5%DMK 31.3%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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