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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1991
Anna Nagar
Winner — 1991
A. CHELLAKUMAR
INC· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
INC 57.3%DMK 36.6%18 others 6.1%
Votes
75,512
57.3% share
Winning margin
27,298
20.7% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
50.2%
of 2,62,348
Anna Nagar is a safe seat — A. CHELLAKUMAR won by 20.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. CHELLAKUMAR | AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991) | 75,512 | 57.3% |
| 2 | S. M. RAMACHANDRAN | DMK | 48,214 | 36.6% |
| 3 | S. P. RAMAKRISHNAN ALIAS RAMKI | BJP | 4,031 | 3.1% |
| 4 | G. SELVAM ALIAS TAMIL SELVAM | 2,498 | 1.9% | |
| 5 | S.A. RAMAMURTHY | ICS(SCS) | 425 | 0.3% |
| 6 | A. M. PAULRAJ VANIGAOTRUMAI | JP | 272 | 0.2% |
| 7 | R. NAGARAJAN | MPP | 123 | 0.1% |
| 8 | M. RAGARAJAN | TMM | 101 | 0.1% |
| 9 | P. JAYAPRAKASAM | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
| 10 | D. KANNAPPAN | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
| 11 | S. TATHINAKUMAR | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 12 | S. RAMACHANDRAN | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
| 13 | P. CHOCKALINGAM | IND | 54 | 0.0% |
| 14 | P. J. SELWYN | IND | 52 | 0.0% |
| 15 | K. SADANANDAM | AMI | 48 | 0.0% |
| 16 | S. SUBRAMANI | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
| 17 | G. PURUSOTHAMAM | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
| 18 | D. ANANDAN | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
| 19 | R. LALITHAKUMAR | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
| 20 | T. HARIKUMAR | IND | 25 | 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.
Low turnout (219th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.7% · max 44.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
219th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.3%DMK 36.6%OTH 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
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