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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 92 · 2001

Attur

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Winner — 2001

MURUGESAN.A.K.
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 57.9%DMK 35.8%9 others 6.3%
Votes
64,936
57.9% share
Winning margin
24,745
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
65.6%
of 1,71,024

Attur is a safe seat — MURUGESAN.A.K. won by 22.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MURUGESAN.A.K.
ADMK
Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
64,93657.9%
2
KARUNANIDHI .MU.RA.
DMK
40,19135.8%
3
RAVIKUMAR.P
IND
1,8931.7%
4
GOPALRAJ .V
MDMK
1,4071.3%
5
ANGAMUTHU.V.
IND
1,2901.1%
6
NATARAJAN.K
IND
1,0330.9%
7
MURUGESAN.K
IND
4630.4%
8
THANGAVEL.V.
IND
4120.4%
9
ANNADURAI.N
IND
2580.2%
10
ALAGUVEL.S
IND
2170.2%
11
ANNAMALAI.A
IND
1440.1%

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

High turnout (19th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.5% · max 38.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
19th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.32
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
96th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 57.9%DMK 35.8%OTH 6.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,601
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,420 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population3.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.9%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.6%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation40.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance68.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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