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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1991
Melmalayanur
Winner — 1991
JANAKIRAMAM G.
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
INC 53.0%DMK 28.3%4 others 18.8%
Votes
56,864
53.0% share
Winning margin
26,492
24.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.0%
of 1,60,282
Melmalayanur is a safe seat — JANAKIRAMAM G. won by 24.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANAKIRAMAM G. | AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 56,864 | 53.0% |
| 2 | PANCHATCHARAM R. | DMK | 30,372 | 28.3% |
| 3 | ANBALAGAN G. | 18,029 | 16.8% | |
| 4 | BALASUNDARAM A. | IND | 1,069 | 1.0% |
| 5 | ARUMUGAM P. | IND | 663 | 0.6% |
| 6 | ANNADURAI S. | TMM | 387 | 0.4% |
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 (139th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.2% · max 37.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
139th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
55th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.0%DMK 28.3%PMK 16.8%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,79,809
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,129 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 6.1%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.6%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation33.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated87.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Women literate78.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.0%
Health insurance73.6%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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