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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Kandamangalam
Winner — 1980
KANNAN, M
ADK· AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980)
ADK 49.5%INC(I) 46.1%3 others 4.4%
Votes
34,368
49.5% share
Winning margin
2,357
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
51.5%
of 1,34,779
A closely fought contest. KANNAN, M won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANNAN, M |  ADKAIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 34,368 | 49.5% |
| 2 | MADHAVAN, P |  INC(I)AIADMK-Congress(I) Alliance (1980) | 32,011 | 46.1% |
| 3 | DASARATHAN, V | JNP(JP) | 1,897 | 2.7% |
| 4 | NAGAMANI, G | IND | 765 | 1.1% |
| 5 | KANTHIMATHI | IND | 409 | 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 (6th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 3.1% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
6th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.95
fewer partiesmore parties
199th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
26th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 49.5%INC(I) 46.1%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,843
Density
335 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,497 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.4%Other 3.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water55.7%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation19.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.5%
Health insurance75.5%
What's nearby?
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