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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 174 · 1991Reserved (SC)

Tiruvarur

Winner — 1991

V. THAMBUSAMY
CPM· DMK-led opposition alliance (Tamil Nadu & Puducherry), 1991
CPM 51.2%INC 46.4%2 others 2.4%
Votes
55,653
51.2% share
Winning margin
5,247
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.8%
of 1,58,043

A closely fought contest. V. THAMBUSAMY won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. THAMBUSAMY
DMK-led opposition alliance (Tamil Nadu & Puducherry), 1991
55,65351.2%
2
M. RAMASAMY
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
50,40646.4%
3
PON. SUBRAMANIAN
1,9791.8%
4
G. PAPPAIYAN
TMM
6270.6%

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.

Low turnout (213th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 1.1% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
213th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
201st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
12th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.2%INC 46.4%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom
Big gun known as ‘Rajagopal’ in the east rampart and the bastion.

Big gun known as ‘Rajagopal’ in the east rampart and the bastion.

🏛️MonumentASI

Big gun known as ‘Rajagopal’ in the east rampart and the bastion.

Sivaganga little fort enclosing the Great Temple

Sivaganga little fort enclosing the Great Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Sivaganga little fort enclosing the Great Temple

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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