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Tamil Nadu · PC 12 · 1971

Kallakurichi

Winner — Lok Sabha 1971

M. DEVEKAN
DMK 52.8%NCO 47.2%
Votes
2,07,721
52.8% share
Winning margin
21,976
5.6% of votes
Total votes cast
3,93,466
Candidates
2
Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. DEVEKAN
2,07,72152.8%
2
K. VEERASAMY
1,85,74547.2%

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 (9th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.2% · max 29.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
9th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
27th of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 52.8%NCO 47.2%

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%

Figures are for Tiruvannamalai, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

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?

33 locations
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