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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 153 · 1991Reserved (SC)

Krishnarayapuram

Winner — 1991

ARIVALAGAN A.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 76.0%DMK 22.8%5 others 1.1%
Votes
80,676
76.0% share
Winning margin
56,436
53.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.3%
of 1,65,027

Krishnarayapuram is a safe seat — ARIVALAGAN A. won by 53.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARIVALAGAN A.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
80,67676.0%
2
NATARAJAN R.
DMK
24,24022.9%
3
APPAVOO M.
3290.3%
4
MARIMUTHU P.
AMI
2350.2%
5
PERUMAL P.
IND
2230.2%
6
SAKTHIVEL A.
IND
2050.2%
7
MARIMUTHU V.
IND
1860.2%

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.

Average turnout (97th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
53.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 0.6% · max 53.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
97th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.49
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
78th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 76.0%DMK 22.9%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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