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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1991

Tiruvannamalai

Winner — 1991

KANNAN V.
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
INC 58.9%DMK 33.5%7 others 7.6%
Votes
67,034
58.9% share
Winning margin
28,919
25.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
66.2%
of 1,71,857

Tiruvannamalai is a safe seat — KANNAN V. won by 25.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KANNAN V.
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
67,03458.9%
2
PITCHANDI K.
DMK
38,11533.5%
3
SHANMUGASUNDARAM M./
6,8876.1%
4
KRISHNAN A.
JP
3990.3%
5
SUBBIAH N.
IND
3280.3%
6
KANNAN C.
IND
3040.3%
7
SOMSUNDARAM T.K.
IND
2810.3%
8
GEVAN PRABHAKAR A.
TMM
2190.2%
9
PICHANDI V.
IND
1700.1%

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 (61st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
25.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 1.6% · max 42.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
61st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
46th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.9%DMK 33.5%PMK 6.1%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%

What's nearby?

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