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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1991Reserved (SC)
Tirupporur
Winner — 1991
M. DHANPAL
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 56.6%DMK 27.9%5 others 15.6%
Votes
60,262
56.5% share
Winning margin
30,564
28.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
66.7%
of 1,59,767
Tirupporur is a safe seat — M. DHANPAL won by 28.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. DHANPAL |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 60,262 | 56.5% |
| 2 | G. CHOCKALINGAM | DMK | 29,698 | 27.9% |
| 3 | C. PALANISAMY | 15,529 | 14.6% | |
| 4 | A. VEERABADRAN | BJP | 714 | 0.7% |
| 5 | G. SHANMUGAM | TMM | 207 | 0.2% |
| 6 | M. KISTANATHAN | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 7 | E.M. VEERARAGHAVAN | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
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 (129th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.6% · max 40.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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129th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
188th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
18th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 56.5%DMK 27.9%PMK 14.6%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
What's nearby?
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