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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 187 · 1991
Kumbakonam
Winner — 1991
ERAMANATHAN R.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 65.1%JD 30.0%8 others 4.9%
Votes
67,271
65.2% share
Winning margin
36,309
35.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
64.4%
of 1,60,229
Kumbakonam is a safe seat — ERAMANATHAN R. won by 35.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERAMANATHAN R. |  ADKAIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 67,271 | 65.2% |
| 2 | KUMARASAMY S. | 30,962 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | GANESAN V. G. | 2,971 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | SONRAJ A. R. | BJP | 1,137 | 1.1% |
| 5 | GANESAN S. | IND | 377 | 0.4% |
| 6 | KURUSAMY S. | IND | 157 | 0.1% |
| 7 | NAGAPPAN R. | IND | 121 | 0.1% |
| 8 | UMAKATHAB K. A | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 9 | JEEVANANDAM A. | TMM | 86 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SHANMUGAM C. | IND | 70 | 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.
Low turnout (200th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.6% · max 41.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
200th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.68
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
107th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 65.2%JD 30.0%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,39,101
Density
316 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,233 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.6%Christian 5.6%Muslim 5.5%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.9%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation40.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.5%
Women literate85.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.2%
Health insurance67.7%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.