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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 172 · 1996
Kuttalam
Winner — 1996
KALAYANAM KUTTALAM P.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 54.1%ADMK 31.3%11 others 14.6%
Votes
60,940
54.1% share
Winning margin
25,721
22.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
71.5%
of 1,57,532
Kuttalam is a safe seat — KALAYANAM KUTTALAM P. won by 22.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALAYANAM KUTTALAM P. | DMK-led | 60,940 | 54.1% |
| 2 | RAJENDRAN M. | 35,219 | 31.3% | |
| 3 | PAPPA SUBRAMANIAN | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 8,267 | 7.3% |
| 4 | RAJAMANICKAM R. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 7,424 | 6.6% |
| 5 | MURUGAN A.V. | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 6 | KALIAPERUMAL C. | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| 7 | SABARULLA A.R. | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SAMINATHAN S. | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| 9 | ABDUL JALEEL A. | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| 10 | NACOORAN D. | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 11 | BALASUBRAMANIAM | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
| 12 | VENKATACHALAM K. | IND | 48 | 0.0% |
| 13 | SUBBARAJ R. | IND | 37 | 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.
Low turnout (195th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.5% · max 24.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
195th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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156th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 54.1%ADMK 31.3%PMK 7.3%MDMK 6.6%OTH 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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