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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1991
Bhavanisagar
Winner — 1991
V.K. CHINNASAMY
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 62.7%DMK 20.6%11 others 16.6%
Votes
63,474
62.7% share
Winning margin
42,587
42.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
65.3%
of 1,54,848
Bhavanisagar is a safe seat — V.K. CHINNASAMY won by 42.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.K. CHINNASAMY |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 63,474 | 62.7% |
| 2 | O. SUBRAMANIAM | DMK | 20,887 | 20.6% |
| 3 | K.L. RAMASAMY | IND | 13,347 | 13.2% |
| 4 | G.M. KRISHNAMOORTHY | BJP | 1,565 | 1.6% |
| 5 | R. GUNASEKARAN | TMM | 751 | 0.7% |
| 6 | S. CHINNRAJ | AMI | 272 | 0.3% |
| 7 | S.K. ANGAPPAN | 212 | 0.2% | |
| 8 | D. RANGAN | IND | 142 | 0.1% |
| 9 | K.R. KARUPPUSAMY | IND | 128 | 0.1% |
| 10 | P. PALANIAPPAN | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 11 | M.S. SRIDHARAN | IND | 109 | 0.1% |
| 12 | P.P. KRISHNASAMY | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 13 | V.A. DEIVASIGAMANI | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
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 (124th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean42.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 2.0% · max 42.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
124th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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82nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 62.7%DMK 20.6%IND 13.2%OTH 3.4%
Who 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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