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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 93 · 1991Reserved (SC)
Talavasal
Winner — 1991
KANDASAMY K.
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
INC 73.7%DMK 20.6%3 others 5.6%
Votes
74,204
73.7% share
Winning margin
53,447
53.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.5%
of 1,69,151
Talavasal is a safe seat — KANDASAMY K. won by 53.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANDASAMY K. | AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 74,204 | 73.7% |
| 2 | GUNASEKARAN S. | DMK | 20,757 | 20.6% |
| 3 | RAJENDRAN M.C. | 4,801 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | KANDASAMY M. | IND | 474 | 0.5% |
| 5 | SANKAR G. | 397 | 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.
High turnout (37th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe53.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 1.3% · max 53.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
37th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
23rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 73.7%DMK 20.6%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,601
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,420 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population3.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.9%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.6%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation40.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance68.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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