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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 37 · 2021

Kancheepuram

Winner — 2021

C.V.M.P. Ezhailzrasan
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 44.8%PMK 39.7%14 others 15.5%
Votes
1,02,712
44.8% share
Winning margin
11,595
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
73.3%
of 3,13,089

A clear win with a 5.0% margin.

Seat history

2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C.V.M.P. Ezhailzrasan
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
1,02,71244.8%
2
P. Magesh Kumar
91,11739.7%
3
S. SALDIN
13,9466.1%
4
B. GOPINATH
MNM
12,0285.2%
NOTA
NOTA
2,5391.1%
6
N. MANOGARAN
2,3011.0%
7
L. ARULNATHAN
IND
2,0500.9%
8
K. Prabakaran
1,1930.5%
9
D.GNANAMOORTHY
IND
4150.2%
10
M. MEGANATHAN
NGPP
2480.1%
11
J. JAYARAJ
IND
1930.1%
12
S. SRINIVASAN
IND
1620.1%
13
T. MAGESH
IND
1570.1%
14
R. VINOTHRAJ
IND
1330.1%
15
P. EZHILARASAN
IND
1270.1%
16
M.ELANGOVAN
IND
1110.1%

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

Average turnout (94th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 1.4% · max 35.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
94th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
88th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 44.8%PMK 39.7%NTK 6.1%MNM 5.2%OTH 3.1%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%

What's nearby?

11 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Automobile products🏷️Kancheepuram SilkGI🏺Textiles and Garments
Iravatanesvara Temple

Iravatanesvara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Iravatanesvara Temple

Kailasanatha Temple

Kailasanatha Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kailasanatha Temple

🏛️

Large Siva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Large Siva Temple

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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