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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1991

Vaniayambadi

Winner — 1991

SAMPATH E.
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
INC 55.0%DMK 34.5%12 others 10.5%
Votes
53,354
55.0% share
Winning margin
19,831
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
56.3%
of 1,72,507

Vaniayambadi is a safe seat — SAMPATH E. won by 20.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAMPATH E.
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
53,35455.0%
2
ABDUL HAMEED A.
DMK
33,52334.5%
3
MAJID A.P.A.
TMUL
4,9735.1%
4
JAISANKAR G.S
BJP
3,4073.5%
5
MANICKAM M.
IND
2790.3%
6
CHANDIORAN S.
IND
2470.3%
7
GOVINDAN P.
IND
2320.2%
8
PALANISAMY K.
ICS(SCS)
2310.2%
9
THOMASS S.
IND
2190.2%
10
GOVINDASWAMY S.
TMM
1680.2%
11
GHOUSE BAI
IND
1450.1%
12
VENTATESAN V.T.
IND
1250.1%
13
VADIVELU V.N.
IJP
760.1%
14
SURIYAMOORTHY R.N.
IND
670.1%

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 (48th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 1.5% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
48th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
209th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.0%DMK 34.5%TMUL 5.1%OTH 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%

What's nearby?

4 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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Konar Temple

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Konar Temple

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Rock inscriptions in the Right flank of the Sholinghur tank

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock inscriptions in the Right flank of the Sholinghur tank

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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