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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1991

Chidambaram

Winner — 1991

ALAGIRI S.
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
INC 51.2%DMK 30.6%7 others 18.2%
Votes
48,767
51.2% share
Winning margin
19,653
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
66.9%
of 1,42,369

Chidambaram is a safe seat — ALAGIRI S. won by 20.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ALAGIRI S.
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
48,76751.2%
2
PANNEERSELVAM M.R.K.
DMK
29,11430.6%
3
DEVADASU K.
15,91316.7%
4
SANJEEVI K.
IND
4430.5%
5
DEIVANAYAGAM K.
IND
2770.3%
6
THANGARAJ R.
TMM
2460.3%
7
DHARMAN K.
IND
2340.3%
8
AZEEZKHAN M.P.
IND
1480.2%
9
SUBRAMANIAN THANGA
IND
1020.1%

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.

High turnout (14th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 3.7% · max 28.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
14th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
95th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.2%DMK 30.6%PMK 16.7%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%

What's nearby?

8 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Edible Oil
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Megalithic cists and cairns, Nedungal

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Nedungal

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Nedungal

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists, Tetturai

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic cists

Rock cut caves, Narasamangalam

Rock cut caves, Narasamangalam

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock cut caves

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Rock cut caves, sculptures and inscriptions

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock cut caves, sculptures and inscriptions

Rock cut shrine, Kuranganil muttam

Rock cut shrine, Kuranganil muttam

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock cut shrine

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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