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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 146 · 1991
Melur
Winner — 1991
K. V. V. RAJAMANICKAM
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
INC 72.3%CPM 24.8%11 others 2.8%
Votes
80,348
72.3% share
Winning margin
52,772
47.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
63.4%
of 1,75,149
Melur is a safe seat — K. V. V. RAJAMANICKAM won by 47.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. V. V. RAJAMANICKAM | AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 80,348 | 72.3% |
| 2 | N. PALANISAMY | 27,576 | 24.8% | |
| 3 | P. MANICKAM | AMI | 1,038 | 0.9% |
| 4 | S. PALANI | JP | 342 | 0.3% |
| 5 | P. CHANDRASEKARAN | 313 | 0.3% | |
| 6 | P .V. RAMAN | IND | 251 | 0.2% |
| 7 | K. ARUMUGARAJA | IND | 239 | 0.2% |
| 8 | K. RAMAN | IND | 236 | 0.2% |
| 9 | P. AMANULLAH | IND | 235 | 0.2% |
| 10 | A. AYYAVU | IND | 207 | 0.2% |
| 11 | V. NAGESWARAN | TMM | 112 | 0.1% |
| 12 | K. S. SULTAN | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 13 | S. VELLAI | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
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 (109th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe47.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.2% · max 47.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
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109th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
128th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 72.3%CPM 24.8%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%
What's nearby?
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