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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1991
Thiruvottiyur
Winner — 1991
KUPPAN K.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 56.5%DMK 38.5%9 others 4.9%
Votes
85,823
56.5% share
Winning margin
27,322
18.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
57.8%
of 2,62,462
Thiruvottiyur is a safe seat — KUPPAN K. won by 18.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUPPAN K. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 85,823 | 56.5% |
| 2 | PALLANISAMY T.K. | DMK | 58,501 | 38.5% |
| 3 | ABBU GOUNDER T. | 4,796 | 3.2% | |
| 4 | ANNAMALAI R. | BJP | 1,513 | 1.0% |
| 5 | GANESAN V.M. | JP | 520 | 0.3% |
| 6 | RAJA G. | IND | 262 | 0.2% |
| 7 | MANI S.S. | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 8 | NATHAN B. | TLK | 108 | 0.1% |
| 9 | VERAN N. | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SANKARAN S. | IND | 56 | 0.0% |
| 11 | SAMPATHRAJ JAIN S. | IND | 32 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (204th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.0% · max 41.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
204th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
139th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 56.5%DMK 38.5%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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