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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 187 · 1984
Kumbakonam
Winner — 1984
KRISHNAMOORTHY, K.
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984)
INC 64.6%DMK 22.9%6 others 12.6%
Votes
58,334
64.6% share
Winning margin
37,668
41.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
72.7%
of 1,24,280
Kumbakonam is a safe seat — KRISHNAMOORTHY, K. won by 41.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNAMOORTHY, K. | AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1984) | 58,334 | 64.6% |
| 2 | KALIYANASUDARAM, S. | DMK | 20,666 | 22.9% |
| 3 | PADMANTHAN, R. | 9,027 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | JAYARAMAN, T.R.V. | ICJ | 1,083 | 1.2% |
| 5 | ARUMUGAM , K. | IND | 539 | 0.6% |
| 6 | SOWRIRAJAN, P. | IND | 305 | 0.3% |
| 7 | AYYAPPAN, S. | IND | 215 | 0.2% |
| 8 | ALAGARSAMY, K.A. | IND | 171 | 0.2% |
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.
Low turnout (200th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe41.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.6% · max 41.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
200th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.68
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
107th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 64.6%DMK 22.9%JNP 10.0%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,39,101
Density
316 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,233 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.6%Christian 5.6%Muslim 5.5%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.9%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation40.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.5%
Women literate85.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.2%
Health insurance67.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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