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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 215 · 2001

Kadayanallur

Winner — 2001

SUBBIAH PANDIAN.M.
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 45.6%DMK 44.4%5 others 10.0%
Votes
48,220
45.6% share
Winning margin
1,244
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
60.6%
of 1,74,540

Kadayanallur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,244 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUBBIAH PANDIAN.M.
Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
48,22045.6%
2
SHAHUL P.M.
46,97644.4%
3
PANDARA MUDALIAR.S.
7,3607.0%
4
BATHUSAH M.
IND
1,5711.5%
5
SAIED MAGTHUME.K
IND
9180.9%
6
HAMARDIN .V.S.
IND
4090.4%
7
ABDUL KADAR.R.
IND
3680.3%

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 (203rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.4% · max 28.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
203rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
161st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
122nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 45.6%DMK 44.4%MDMK 7.0%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine Foods

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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