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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2006

Kancheepuram

Winner — 2006

KAMALAMBAL P
PMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
PMK 47.1%ADMK 40.6%10 others 12.3%
Votes
81,366
47.1% share
Winning margin
11,284
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
72.2%
of 2,39,201

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMALAMBAL P
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
81,36647.1%
2
MYTHILI T
70,08240.6%
3
EAGAMBARAM S
15,1878.8%
4
MARI G
IND
2,3371.4%
5
RAGHAVAN K.T
1,7301.0%
6
MANOHARAN T
IND
5660.3%
7
IYYAPPAN K
IND
3910.2%
8
SUBBAN M
3620.2%
9
SANKAR M
IND
2610.1%
10
SHANMUGAM V
IND
1690.1%
11
SANKAR V
IND
1490.1%
12
KUPPAN K
IND
1230.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (144th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 2.2% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
144th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
5th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PMK 47.1%ADMK 40.6%DMDK 8.8%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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