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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 117 · 2001

Kangayam

Winner — 2001

SELVI.M.
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 51.1%DMK 41.3%9 others 7.7%
Votes
58,700
51.1% share
Winning margin
11,274
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
65.4%
of 1,75,834

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SELVI.M.
Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
58,70051.1%
2
RAJKUMAR MANRADIYAR.N
47,42641.3%
3
JAGADESAN.S
4,7774.2%
4
VENKATARAMANAN.S
IND
1,7971.6%
5
RAJU.P
IND
6770.6%
6
SAMPATH.P
IND
4220.4%
7
PERIASAMY.V.P
IND
3170.3%
8
KARTHIKEYAN.P.M
IND
2330.2%
9
KRISHNAN.A.K
IND
2290.2%
10
THANGAMANI.M
IND
2070.2%
11
CHINNASAMY.R
IND
1770.1%

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 (133rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 3.0% · max 31.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
133rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
19th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 51.1%DMK 41.3%OTH 7.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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