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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1989

Kancheepuram

Winner — 1989

MURUGESAN, P.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 47.7%ADK(JL) 28.7%12 others 23.6%
Votes
53,821
47.7% share
Winning margin
21,413
19.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
71.0%
of 1,59,038

Kancheepuram is a safe seat — MURUGESAN, P. won by 19.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MURUGESAN, P.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
53,82147.7%
2
THIRUNAVUKKARASU, S.S.
ADK(JL)
32,40828.7%
3
NARAYANASWAMY, V.
INC
17,08415.1%
4
BALAJI, K.
ADK(JR)
6,6435.9%
5
AMIRTHALINGAM, M.K.
IND
1,6661.5%
6
SUGADEV, J.
IND
2540.2%
7
BAKTHAVATHSALAM, T.
IND
2220.2%
8
JAYARAMAN, K.P.S
IND
1990.2%
9
RAJENDRAN, C.P.
IND
1770.2%
10
SARAVANA BAVAN, A.V.
IND
1630.1%
11
CHANDRABANU, S.K.
IND
880.1%
12
SEKAR V.M.E.
IND
790.1%
13
DEVARAJAN, V.
IND
660.1%
14
RADHAKRISHNASHA DAMANGIRI, V.
IND
620.1%

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 (144th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 2.2% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
144th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
5th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 47.7%ADK(JL) 28.7%INC 15.1%ADK(JR) 5.9%OTH 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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