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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1980
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Winner — 1980
KALLAN, K.
INC(I)· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
INC(I) 51.8%ADK 37.4%2 others 10.8%
Votes
35,528
51.8% share
Winning margin
9,900
14.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
61.5%
of 1,11,534
A clear win with a 14.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALLAN, K. |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 35,528 | 51.8% |
| 2 | GOPALAN, B. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 25,628 | 37.4% |
| 3 | CHICKIAH, N. | JNP(JP) | 7,184 | 10.5% |
| 4 | ADOLFAS MAYSON | IND | 220 | 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 (115th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.2% · max 47.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
115th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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140th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 51.8%ADK 37.4%JNP(JP) 10.5%OTH 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.