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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1984
Kangayam
Winner — 1984
K.C. PALANISAMY
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
ADK 57.8%DMK 39.9%3 others 2.3%
Votes
54,252
57.8% share
Winning margin
16,757
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
72.2%
of 1,30,059
Kangayam is a safe seat — K.C. PALANISAMY won by 17.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.C. PALANISAMY |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 54,252 | 57.8% |
| 2 | M.SIVASABAPATHY | DMK | 37,495 | 39.9% |
| 3 | K.NAMASIVAYAM | IND | 921 | 1.0% |
| 4 | CHINNASMAY | IND | 882 | 0.9% |
| 5 | ARUMUGHAM | IND | 337 | 0.4% |
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 (133rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 3.0% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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133rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 234How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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19th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 57.8%DMK 39.9%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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