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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1991

Kangayam

Winner — 1991

JAYALALITHA J.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 63.4%DMK 32.9%30 others 3.7%
Votes
69,050
63.4% share
Winning margin
33,291
30.6% of votes
Total candidates
32
Turnout
67.7%
of 1,60,773

Kangayam is a safe seat — JAYALALITHA J. won by 30.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

32 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAYALALITHA J.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
69,05063.4%
2
RAJKUMAR MANDRADIAR N.S.
DMK
35,75932.9%
3
CHANDRAMOHAN V.P.
6230.6%
4
CHINNASAMY A.P.
IND
4350.4%
5
EASWARAN S.K.
TMM
3790.3%
6
ARUMUGAM P.
IND
2710.3%
7
PONNUSAMY P.
IND
2380.2%
8
SUBRAMANIAM N.
IND
1900.2%
9
MANI K.S.
IND
1860.2%
10
SHANMUGAM N.C.
IND
1500.1%
11
PALANISAMY P.M.
IND
1260.1%
12
KARUTHAPANDIAN T.K.
IND
1230.1%
13
GHANASAMBANTHAN D.
IND
1200.1%
14
VENUGOPAL P.
IND
1040.1%
15
KANDASAMY R.G.
IND
970.1%
16
PERUMAL A.
IND
870.1%
17
KANAGARAJ S.
IND
860.1%
18
SREEDHARAN M.S.
IND
780.1%
19
MURUGASAMY E.K.
IND
750.1%
20
MUNUSAMY S.
IND
750.1%
21
PERIASAMY A.
IND
720.1%
22
KUMARASWAMY C.
IND
710.1%
23
RAJENDRAN K.N.
IND
700.1%
24
ATHINARAYANAN N.
IND
620.1%
25
VEERAPPA GOUNDER VTR
IND
560.1%
26
NAGOOR MEERAN PEER MOHAMEAD U.
IND
540.1%
27
RANGASAMY K.
IND
500.1%
28
KUMARASUBRAMANIAM T.
IND
450.0%
29
RAMACHANDRAN S.
IND
410.0%
30
RANGASAMY C.
IND
390.0%
31
THANGAVEL B.
IND
250.0%
32
KILLIVALLAN U.K.
IND
120.0%

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.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
30.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 3.0% · max 31.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
133rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
19th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 63.4%DMK 32.9%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
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