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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1991

Taramangalam

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Winner — 1991

PALANISAMY R.
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
INC 47.7%PMK 39.8%7 others 12.5%
Votes
50,538
47.7% share
Winning margin
8,334
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
63.8%
of 1,66,184

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1989 vs 1991

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PALANISAMY R.
INC
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
50,53847.7%
2
AMMASI S.
PMK
42,20439.8%
3
NACRIMUTHU P.
JD
11,60210.9%
4
KANDASAMY A.
IND
4500.4%
5
SUNDARAM K.
IND
4030.4%
6
MANI C.
IND
3150.3%
7
SITHAN K.
IND
2110.2%
8
KARUPPANNAN P.K.
IND
1600.1%
9
PALANISAMY R.
IND
1530.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (51st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.0% · max 41.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
51st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
160th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.7%PMK 39.8%JD 10.9%OTH 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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