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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 108 · 2001

Kinathukkadavu

Winner — 2001

DAMODARAN. S.
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 50.3%DMK 19.9%2 others 29.7%
Votes
55,958
50.3% share
Winning margin
33,780
30.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.8%
of 1,68,931

Kinathukkadavu is a safe seat — DAMODARAN. S. won by 30.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DAMODARAN. S.
Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
55,95850.3%
2
SHANMUGAM. M.
22,17819.9%
3
KANDASAMY .K.V.
IND
18,04016.2%
4
KANDASAMY.K.
15,00413.5%

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 (211th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
30.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.7% · max 33.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
211th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
1st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 50.3%DMK 19.9%IND 16.2%MDMK 13.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,35,394
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
1042 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,565 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population4.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Christian 11.5%Muslim 10.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.0%
Electricity90.6%
Sanitation51.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate89.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel81.5%
Health insurance74.5%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Nilgiri Tea (Orthodox)

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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