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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1991
Thousand Lights
Winner — 1991
KRISHNA SWAMY K.A.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 56.5%DMK 39.2%22 others 4.3%
Votes
55,426
56.5% share
Winning margin
16,981
17.3% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
55.5%
of 1,76,708
Thousand Lights is a safe seat — KRISHNA SWAMY K.A. won by 17.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNA SWAMY K.A. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 55,426 | 56.5% |
| 2 | STALIN M.K. | DMK | 38,445 | 39.2% |
| 3 | NAGARAJAN D. | BJP | 1,771 | 1.8% |
| 4 | PANNEERSELVAM B. | 1,273 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | DHANASEKARAN T. | JP | 230 | 0.2% |
| 6 | PANNEERSELVAM A. B. | IND | 202 | 0.2% |
| 7 | PREMNATH C.M. | IND | 107 | 0.1% |
| 8 | KATHIRVELU E. | TMM | 79 | 0.1% |
| 9 | SELVI CHRISTIAN TAYLOR | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ANANANDAN, A. | AMI | 57 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KALAIMANI R. | IND | 54 | 0.1% |
| 12 | NARESH S. | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
| 13 | DEVADOSS P. | IND | 43 | 0.0% |
| 14 | BALAKRISHNAN R. | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
| 15 | KANNAN S. | IND | 32 | 0.0% |
| 16 | SARANGAPANI R. | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| 17 | GEORGE T. | IND | 29 | 0.0% |
| 18 | GOPAL S. | IND | 29 | 0.0% |
| 19 | SHANMUGAM E. | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
| 20 | RAIKANN A.R. | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
| 21 | RAGHAVAN A. | IND | 25 | 0.0% |
| 22 | MOHANDOSS | IND | 24 | 0.0% |
| 23 | MARIAPPAN C. | IND | 21 | 0.0% |
| 24 | JAYARAMAN K. | IND | 16 | 0.0% |
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 (150th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.4% · max 46.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
150th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
120th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 56.5%DMK 39.2%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
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