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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 13 · 1977

Mylapore

Winner — 1977

T.K. KAPALI
DMK· DMK
DMK 33.8%JNP 27.4%4 others 38.9%
Votes
26,044
33.8% share
Winning margin
4,906
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
50.7%
of 1,52,323

A clear win with a 6.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T.K. KAPALI
DMK
26,04433.8%
2
LAKSHMI KRISHNAMURTHI
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
21,13827.4%
3
MYLAI NARASIMHAN
ADK
AIADMK
19,13924.8%
4
CHINNA ANNAMALAI
Janata-Congress Alliance (1977)
10,44913.5%
5
THIRUNAGAR RATHNAM
2610.3%
6
P.M. RAJAVELAN
IND
1360.2%

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 (116th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.1% · max 43.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
116th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
228th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
62nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 33.8%JNP 27.4%ADK 24.8%INC 13.5%OTH 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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