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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1991
Tambaram
Winner — 1991
S.M. KRISHNAN
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
INC 57.8%DMK 33.5%10 others 8.6%
Votes
1,11,588
57.8% share
Winning margin
46,848
24.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
51.7%
of 3,73,559
Tambaram is a safe seat — S.M. KRISHNAN won by 24.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.M. KRISHNAN | AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 1,11,588 | 57.8% |
| 2 | M.A. VAIDIALLINGAM | DMK | 64,740 | 33.5% |
| 3 | D. ELUMALAI | 9,270 | 4.8% | |
| 4 | M.G. NANASEKARAN | BJP | 5,126 | 2.7% |
| 5 | R. KAILASAM | JP | 1,085 | 0.6% |
| 6 | M. NAGOORMEERAN ALIAS M.N.R.I. SHI | TMM | 291 | 0.1% |
| 7 | D. MARIMUTHU | IND | 203 | 0.1% |
| 8 | K. DHANAPAL | IND | 197 | 0.1% |
| 9 | M.P. ELUMALAI | IND | 175 | 0.1% |
| 10 | T.S. MARIMUTHU (GAMA) | IND | 157 | 0.1% |
| 11 | V. KANNIYAPPAN | IND | 86 | 0.0% |
| 12 | M. ABDULLAH | IND | 84 | 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 (164th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
164th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
14th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.8%DMK 33.5%OTH 8.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
What's nearby?
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