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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1991
Kancheepuram
Winner — 1991
PATTABIRAMAN C.P.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 56.0%DMK 33.0%14 others 10.9%
Votes
66,429
56.0% share
Winning margin
27,266
23.0% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
66.5%
of 1,78,367
Kancheepuram is a safe seat — PATTABIRAMAN C.P. won by 23.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PATTABIRAMAN C.P. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 66,429 | 56.0% |
| 2 | MURUGESAN P. | DMK | 39,163 | 33.0% |
| 3 | CHAKKARAVARTHI NAYAGAR G. | 10,360 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | GEVARCHAND A. | JP | 828 | 0.7% |
| 5 | GOVINDARAJAN M. | BJP | 777 | 0.7% |
| 6 | KRISHNAMURTHY A. | IND | 205 | 0.2% |
| 7 | BAKTHAVATSALAM T. | IND | 155 | 0.1% |
| 8 | CHITHARANJAN DAS S. | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 9 | GAFFAR A. | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
| 10 | NEELAGANDAN E. | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KRISHNAN K. | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PONNAMBALAM S. | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SHUNMUGAM S. | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 14 | VISWANATHAN R. | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
| 15 | KARUNAKARAN R.K. | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
| 16 | THANIGAI ARASU P. | IND | 35 | 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.
Average turnout (144th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 2.2% · max 32.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
144th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
5th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 56.0%DMK 33.0%PMK 8.7%OTH 2.2%
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?
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