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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 134 · 1977
Cumbum
Winner — 1977
R. CHANDRASEKHARAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 41.5%DMK 40.5%4 others 18.0%
Votes
34,902
41.5% share
Winning margin
822
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.0%
of 1,25,579
Cumbum was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 822 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. CHANDRASEKHARAN |  ADKAIADMK | 34,902 | 41.5% |
| 2 | N. NATARAJAN | DMK | 34,080 | 40.5% |
| 3 | S. ABDUL KADER MARIKAYER | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 11,329 | 13.5% |
| 4 | C.K. JAYAPRAKASH | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 2,856 | 3.4% |
| 5 | S.N. PONNUSWAMY | IND | 477 | 0.6% |
| 6 | K. SURULIVELU | IND | 465 | 0.6% |
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.
High turnout (17th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.0% · max 48.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
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17th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
149th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 41.5%DMK 40.5%INC 13.5%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,64,493
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 5.0%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water87.0%
Electricity92.0%
Sanitation41.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated82.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.0%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance74.6%
What's nearby?
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