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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1991 by-elections
Kangayam
Winner — 1991 by-elections
E.VEERAPPAN
ADK
ADK 96.6%IND 1.0%19 others 2.4%
Votes
98,783
96.6% share
Winning margin
97,711
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
21
Kangayam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 97,711 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E.VEERAPPAN |  ADK | 98,783 | 0.0% |
| 2 | AMNACHALAM.C.S | IND | 1,072 | 0.0% |
| 3 | R.S.PON | IND | 800 | 0.0% |
| 4 | G.MURTHY | IND | 420 | 0.0% |
| 5 | PALANISAMY.P.N | IND | 136 | 0.0% |
| 6 | VEERAPPAN.V.T.R | IND | 131 | 0.0% |
| 7 | GURUSAMY.R | IND | 129 | 0.0% |
| 8 | RAJENDRAN.MLGK | IND | 108 | 0.0% |
| 9 | K.PANDIAN.T.K | IND | 90 | 0.0% |
| 10 | J.KUMARI(W) | IND | 85 | 0.0% |
| 11 | C.VATHIYARV.M | IND | 78 | 0.0% |
| 12 | M.SAMY.S | IND | 67 | 0.0% |
| 13 | RANGASAMY.K | IND | 57 | 0.0% |
| 14 | ANUMUGAM.P | IND | 54 | 0.0% |
| 15 | N.M.P.MOHAMED | IND | 51 | 0.0% |
| 16 | PALANISAMY.S | IND | 48 | 0.0% |
| 17 | CHINNASAMY.A.P | IND | 40 | 0.0% |
| 18 | SADASIVAM | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
| 19 | RAMANATHAN.P | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
| 20 | RANGASAMY.K.C | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| 21 | PADMARAJAN.K | IND | 33 | 0.0% |
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
lean0.0%
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
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111th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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19th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho 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?
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