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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Kandamangalam

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Winner — 1977

M. KANNAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 38.7%DMK 35.6%4 others 25.7%
Votes
25,403
38.7% share
Winning margin
2,054
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,15,036

A closely fought contest. M. KANNAN won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. KANNAN
ADK
AIADMK
25,40338.7%
2
S. ALAGAVELU
DMK
DMK
23,34935.6%
3
V. DASARATHAN
JNP
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
10,00615.3%
4
P. RANGASWAMY
CPI
3,7115.7%
5
K. MUNIAN
IND
1,7692.7%
6
M. RAMAN
IND
1,3812.1%

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 (6th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 3.1% · max 33.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
6th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.95
fewer partiesmore parties
199th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
26th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 38.7%DMK 35.6%JNP 15.3%CPI 5.7%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,843
Density
335 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,497 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population4.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.4%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water55.7%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation19.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.5%
Health insurance75.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
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St. Francis Xavier Church, Kethanahalli

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