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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 215 · 1991

Kadayanallur

Winner — 1991

S. NAGOORMEERAN
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 56.6%DMK 28.4%9 others 15.0%
Votes
55,681
56.6% share
Winning margin
27,710
28.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
64.6%
of 1,52,327

Kadayanallur is a safe seat — S. NAGOORMEERAN won by 28.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. NAGOORMEERAN
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
55,68156.6%
2
SAMSUDEEN ALIAS KATHIRAVAN
DMK
27,97128.4%
3
V.S. KAMARUDEEN
MUL
8,2158.3%
4
R. MAILERUMPERUMAL
BJP
5,3165.4%
5
SELVAKUMAR ALIAS I.S.S. RAJAN
TMM
3770.4%
6
MYDEEN PITCHAI
IND
2680.3%
7
T. SHAHUL HAMEED
IND
1850.2%
8
R. RAJENDRAN
IND
1610.2%
9
A. MARIAPPAN
IND
1070.1%
10
S. VARISAI MOHAMED
IND
560.1%
11
M.S. ESAKKIA PILLAI ALIAS DURAI PILLAI
IND
500.1%

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.

Low turnout (203rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
28.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.4% · max 28.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
203rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
161st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
122nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 56.6%DMK 28.4%MUL 8.3%BJP 5.4%OTH 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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