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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2001Reserved (SC)
Harur
Winner — 2001
KRISHNAMOORTHY V
CPI· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
CPI 53.0%DMK 27.8%7 others 19.1%
Votes
70,433
53.0% share
Winning margin
33,479
25.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
58.8%
of 2,25,920
Harur is a safe seat — KRISHNAMOORTHY V won by 25.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNAMOORTHY V | Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF) | 70,433 | 53.0% |
| 2 | PERIYASAMY D | 36,954 | 27.8% | |
| 3 | PALANI M | IND | 13,819 | 10.4% |
| 4 | VENKATESH V | IND | 3,191 | 2.4% |
| 5 | BUDTHIRAN.M | 2,894 | 2.2% | |
| 6 | PERIASAMI V.K. | IND | 1,961 | 1.5% |
| 7 | SAKKAN K | IND | 1,664 | 1.3% |
| 8 | SIVARAMAN V | IND | 1,173 | 0.9% |
| 9 | SIVANATHAN.K | IND | 692 | 0.5% |
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 (93rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 1.5% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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93rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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232nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 53.0%DMK 27.8%IND 10.4%OTH 8.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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