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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1991
Maduranthakam
Winner — 1991
P. CHOCKALINGAM
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 54.1%TMK 35.6%7 others 10.3%
Votes
53,752
54.1% share
Winning margin
18,403
18.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
66.5%
of 1,49,439
Maduranthakam is a safe seat — P. CHOCKALINGAM won by 18.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. CHOCKALINGAM |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 53,752 | 54.1% |
| 2 | S.D. OGAMCHAND | TMK | 35,349 | 35.6% |
| 3 | K. NARAYANASWAMY ALIAS MANI ARASU | 7,667 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | S. ADIKESAVALU | BJP | 862 | 0.9% |
| 5 | N.R. JANARTHANAN | IND | 503 | 0.5% |
| 6 | E. GOVINDAN | TMM | 425 | 0.4% |
| 7 | K. SAMYNATHAN | IND | 387 | 0.4% |
| 8 | R. STELLA MARRY | IND | 311 | 0.3% |
| 9 | S.D. ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 80 | 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.
Low turnout (216th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 2.7% · max 31.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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216th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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24th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 54.1%TMK 35.6%PMK 7.7%OTH 2.6%
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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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