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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1996
Kangayam
Winner — 1996
RAJKUMAR MANRAADIAR, N.S.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 56.7%ADMK 33.6%20 others 9.8%
Votes
63,801
56.7% share
Winning margin
26,009
23.1% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
67.1%
of 1,67,708
Kangayam is a safe seat — RAJKUMAR MANRAADIAR, N.S. won by 23.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJKUMAR MANRAADIAR, N.S. | DMK-led | 63,801 | 56.7% |
| 2 | RAMASAMY, N. | 37,792 | 33.6% | |
| 3 | PERIYASAMY, K. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 7,497 | 6.7% |
| 4 | VENKATACHALAM, M.S. | BJP | 816 | 0.7% |
| 5 | CHINNASAMY GOUNDER, A.P. | IND | 353 | 0.3% |
| 6 | CHANDRASEKARAN, M. | IND | 337 | 0.3% |
| 7 | RAMASAMY, N. | IND | 276 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MANI @ MANIAN, M. | IND | 271 | 0.2% |
| 9 | CHANDRAN, M.P. | IND | 201 | 0.2% |
| 10 | RAJAN, K.R. | IND | 195 | 0.2% |
| 11 | LOGANATHAN, C. | IND | 166 | 0.1% |
| 12 | KARTHIKEYAN, P.M. | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
| 13 | CHINNADURAI, P. | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 14 | VENKATARAMANAN, S. | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 15 | PALANISAMY, C.K. | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 16 | ANGAPPAN, R. | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
| 17 | RAJU @ SEKAR, R. | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SABIKHAN, S.B. | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
| 19 | ARUMAINATHAN, A. | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| 20 | PAULRAJ, R.V. | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
| 21 | HARIHARAN, P. | IND | 35 | 0.0% |
| 22 | PALANISAMY, M. | IND | 22 | 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 (133rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 3.0% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
133rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
19th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 56.7%ADMK 33.6%MDMK 6.7%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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