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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 51 · 2009 by-electionsReserved (SC)

Vandavasi

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Winner — 2009 by-elections

J. Kamalakanna
DMK
DMK 59.4%AADMK 30.7%12 others 9.9%
Votes
78,827
59.4% share
Winning margin
38,017
28.6% of votes
Total candidates
14

Vandavasi is a safe seat — J. Kamalakanna won by 28.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J. Kamalakanna
DMK
78,82759.4%
2
P. Munusamy
AADMK
40,81030.7%
3
N. Janarthanan
DMDK
7,0635.3%
4
K. Munusamy
IND
2,7512.1%
5
M. Subramaniam
DPK
8740.7%
6
A. Kamalakannan
IND
8210.6%
7
K. MUnusamy
IND
6250.5%
8
R. Munusamy
IND
2080.2%
9
S. Suresh Raj
AIJAK
1960.1%
10
V. Barathan
IND
1730.1%
11
C. Gunasekaran
IND
1050.1%
12
E. Elumalai
IND
1040.1%
13
M. Durairaj
IND
970.1%
14
D.L. Harikumar
IND
960.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (114th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
28.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.4% · max 36.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
114th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
86th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
93rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
8 seats · 5 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 59.4%AADMK 30.7%DMDK 5.3%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,79,809
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,129 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 6.1%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.6%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation33.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated87.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Women literate78.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.0%
Health insurance73.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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