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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1971Reserved (SC)

Kandamagalam

Winner — 1971

M. RAMAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 57.3%NCO 36.6%1 others 6.1%
Votes
32,293
57.3% share
Winning margin
11,665
20.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
61.5%
of 91,603

Kandamagalam is a safe seat — M. RAMAN won by 20.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. RAMAN
32,29357.3%
2
P. P. MATHAVAN
20,62836.6%
3
K. MUNIAN
IND
3,4086.0%

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

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.

Average turnout (58th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.1% · max 25.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
58th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
7th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 57.3%NCO 36.6%IND 6.0%

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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango Processing
Hill Fort, Rayakottai

Hill Fort, Rayakottai

🏛️MonumentASI

Hill Fort

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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