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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 122 · 2021

Kinathukadavu

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Winner — 2021

Damodaran.S
ADMK· NDA (NDA)
ADMK 43.7%DMK 43.2%13 others 13.1%
Votes
1,01,537
43.7% share
Winning margin
1,095
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
70.6%
of 3,29,041

Kinathukadavu was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 1,095 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.49 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Damodaran.S
ADMK
NDA (NDA)
1,01,53743.7%
2
Kuruchi Prabhakaran
DMK
1,00,44243.2%
3
Siva.A
MNM
13,9396.0%
4
Umajagadesh.M
NTK
11,2804.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,2801.0%
6
ROHINI MA.PA
AMMK
1,2480.5%
7
Velusamy.V
IND
5050.2%
8
Anbazhagan.G
VTVTK
3530.1%
9
Nagendran.P
IND
2280.1%
10
Mariappan.R
GPI
1870.1%
11
Noor Muhamad . A
IND
1350.1%
12
Dharmalingam.K
IND
1080.1%
13
Nazir Babu.S
IND
880.0%
14
James.S
AIJYMKG
550.0%
15
Atheeswaran.S
IND
500.0%

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 (105th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 0.5% · max 40.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
105th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
13th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 43.7%DMK 43.2%MNM 6.0%OTH 6.1%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.49 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Motor Pumps
Mandapakkadu (Structure with mound)

Mandapakkadu (Structure with mound)

🏛️MonumentASI

Mandapakkadu (Structure with mound)

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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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