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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1977
Kapilamalai
Winner — 1977
K.SENGODAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 36.5%JNP 22.8%4 others 40.7%
Votes
30,194
36.5% share
Winning margin
11,396
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
65.4%
of 1,26,322
A clear win with a 13.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.SENGODAN |  ADKAIADMK | 30,194 | 36.5% |
| 2 | S. PARAMASIVAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 18,798 | 22.8% |
| 3 | P. ARUNAGIRI | IND | 11,785 | 14.3% |
| 4 | P.R. KUMARAMANGALAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 11,621 | 14.1% |
| 5 | V. MANIVASAHAM | DMK | 9,637 | 11.7% |
| 6 | A. MANI | IND | 587 | 0.7% |
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 (11th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 3.7% · max 40.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
11th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
170th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 36.5%JNP 22.8%IND 14.3%INC 14.1%DMK 11.7%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,601
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,420 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population3.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.9%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.6%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation40.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance68.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Poultry feed and products
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