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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 117 · 2021

Kavundampalayam

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Winner — 2021

G.Arunkumar
ADMK· NDA (NDA)
ADMK 43.8%DMK 40.6%11 others 15.6%
Votes
1,35,669
43.8% share
Winning margin
9,776
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
66.1%
of 4,68,649

A closely fought contest. G.Arunkumar won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history

1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
G.Arunkumar
ADMK
NDA (NDA)
1,35,66943.8%
2
R.Krishnan
DMK
1,25,89340.6%
3
Pankaj Jain
MNM
23,5277.6%
4
Kalamani.M
NTK
17,8975.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,8920.9%
6
Aruna.M
AMMK
2,0020.7%
7
Siva.K
TNLK
7260.2%
8
Pushpanantham.V
IND
4200.1%
9
Arunkumar.T
IND
2960.1%
10
Selvaraj.M
NGPP
1780.1%
11
Gnanaraj.M
IND
1610.1%
12
Krishnan.M
IND
1400.1%
13
Suriyakumar.K
IND
1170.0%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.1%
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 43.8%DMK 40.6%MNM 7.6%NTK 5.8%OTH 1.3%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹2.34 Cr

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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Motor Pumps

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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