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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 152 · 1991
Karur
Winner — 1991
CHINNASAMY M.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 64.7%DMK 32.8%14 others 2.5%
Votes
89,351
64.7% share
Winning margin
44,092
31.9% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
63.9%
of 2,16,246
Karur is a safe seat — CHINNASAMY M. won by 31.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHINNASAMY M. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 89,351 | 64.7% |
| 2 | VASUKI M. | DMK | 45,259 | 32.8% |
| 3 | GOPALAKRISHNAN P. N. | 1,674 | 1.2% | |
| 4 | MATHIALAGAN K. | TMM | 258 | 0.2% |
| 5 | NARASIMHAN C. | IND | 245 | 0.2% |
| 6 | SINGARAVEL S. | IND | 215 | 0.2% |
| 7 | KANDASAMY K. R. | IND | 157 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SEKAR R. | IND | 146 | 0.1% |
| 9 | SUBBRATHINAM T. | IND | 125 | 0.1% |
| 10 | RAJAGOPAL V. M. | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KANDASAMY K. | IND | 115 | 0.1% |
| 12 | GOPAL K. | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 13 | NAMBIYAPPAN M. | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
| 14 | PERIYASAMY V. P. | IND | 102 | 0.1% |
| 15 | ARUMUGAM K. | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SUBRAMANIAM K. | IND | 59 | 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 (117th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean31.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.4% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
117th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.39
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
138th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 64.7%DMK 32.8%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%
What's nearby?
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