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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. V. V. RAJAMANICKAM
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
80,34872.3%
2
N. PALANISAMY
27,57624.8%
3
P. MANICKAM
AMI
1,0380.9%
4
S. PALANI
JP
3420.3%
5
P. CHANDRASEKARAN
3130.3%
6
P .V. RAMAN
IND
2510.2%
7
K. ARUMUGARAJA
IND
2390.2%
8
K. RAMAN
IND
2360.2%
9
P. AMANULLAH
IND
2350.2%
10
A. AYYAVU
IND
2070.2%
11
V. NAGESWARAN
TMM
1120.1%
12
K. S. SULTAN
IND
1010.1%
13
S. VELLAI
IND
840.1%

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
safe
47.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.2% · max 47.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
109th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
128th of 234

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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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