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Tamil Nadu · PC 26 · 1999
Karur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1999
Chinnasamy, M.
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 46.5%DMK 46.1%9 others 7.5%
Votes
3,34,407
46.5% share
Winning margin
2,847
0.4% of votes
Total votes cast
7,19,705
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinnasamy, M. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 3,34,407 | 46.5% |
| 2 | Palanisamy, K.C. | NDA | 3,31,560 | 46.1% |
| 3 | Natrayan, K. | TMC(M) | 45,539 | 6.3% |
| 4 | Sathiyamoorthy,K. | IND | 4,970 | 0.7% |
| 5 | Senthil Raja, S. | IND | 943 | 0.1% |
| 6 | Balakrishnan, S. | IND | 865 | 0.1% |
| 7 | Mathivanan, T. | IND | 375 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Chinnasamy, M. | IND | 278 | 0.0% |
| 9 | Srinivasan,C. | IND | 271 | 0.0% |
| 10 | Dayalan, R.M. | IND | 259 | 0.0% |
| 11 | Murugesan, P. | IND | 238 | 0.0% |
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 (13th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.3% · min 0.4% · max 39.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
13th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
35th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 46.5%DMK 46.1%TMC(M) 6.3%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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