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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

KALLAN, K.
INC(I)· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
INC(I) 51.8%ADK 37.4%2 others 10.8%
Votes
35,528
51.8% share
Winning margin
9,900
14.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
61.5%
of 1,11,534

A clear win with a 14.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KALLAN, K.
INC(I)
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
35,52851.8%
2
GOPALAN, B.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
25,62837.4%
3
CHICKIAH, N.
JNP(JP)
7,18410.5%
4
ADOLFAS MAYSON
IND
2200.3%

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 (115th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.2% · max 47.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
115th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
140th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 51.8%ADK 37.4%JNP(JP) 10.5%OTH 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%

What's nearby?

9 locations
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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.

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