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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1977
Kancheepuram
Winner — 1977
K. BALAJI
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 35.5%DMK 33.3%5 others 31.3%
Votes
31,327
35.5% share
Winning margin
1,947
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
71.6%
of 1,23,336
A closely fought contest. K. BALAJI won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. BALAJI |  ADKAIADMK | 31,327 | 35.5% |
| 2 | V. SAMBANDAN | DMK | 29,380 | 33.3% |
| 3 | E. NARENDRAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 16,623 | 18.8% |
| 4 | C.R. UMAPATHY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 8,346 | 9.4% |
| 5 | N. KRISHNAN | IND | 2,153 | 2.4% |
| 6 | M. SHANMUGAM | IND | 250 | 0.3% |
| 7 | V.T.R. VEERAPPAN | IND | 233 | 0.3% |
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 (144th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 2.2% · max 32.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
144th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
5th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 35.5%DMK 33.3%JNP 18.8%INC 9.4%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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