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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1977
Kangayam
Winner — 1977
R.K.S. DHANDAPANI
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 42.1%DMK 24.6%4 others 33.3%
Votes
31,665
42.1% share
Winning margin
13,167
17.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.1%
of 1,25,068
Kangayam is a safe seat — R.K.S. DHANDAPANI won by 17.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.K.S. DHANDAPANI |  ADKAIADMK | 31,665 | 42.1% |
| 2 | M. SIVASABAPATHY | DMK | 18,498 | 24.6% |
| 3 | K.G. SUBBIAH GOUNDER | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 15,935 | 21.2% |
| 4 | M. ARJUNAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 6,883 | 9.2% |
| 5 | K.J. SUBRAMANIAM | IND | 1,412 | 1.9% |
| 6 | M. NACHIMUTHU | IND | 830 | 1.1% |
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.
Average turnout (133rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 3.0% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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133rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 234How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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19th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 42.1%DMK 24.6%INC 21.2%JNP 9.2%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.