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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1971

Kulittalai

Winner — 1971

KANDASWAMY M.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 53.7%NCO 46.3%
Votes
44,198
53.7% share
Winning margin
6,053
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
76.6%
of 1,07,450

A clear win with a 7.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KANDASWAMY M.
44,19853.7%
2
SRINIVASAN REDDIAR P. E.
38,14546.3%

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 (148th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 1.6% · max 21.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
148th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
140th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
201st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 53.7%NCO 46.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,16,450
Density
629 / km²
Sex ratio
1025 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population31.5%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water64.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation39.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated93.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)24.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance70.9%

What's nearby?

10 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Excavated Ramains of Buddhist Vihara and Temple at Pallavareswaram

Excavated Ramains of Buddhist Vihara and Temple at Pallavareswaram

🏛️MonumentASI

Excavated Ramains of Buddhist Vihara and Temple at Pallavareswaram

Town gate way

Town gate way

🏛️MonumentASI

Town gate way

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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