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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1996
Kancheepuram
Winner — 1996
P. MURUGESAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 55.9%ADMK 32.4%20 others 11.7%
Votes
77,723
55.9% share
Winning margin
32,629
23.5% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
70.1%
of 1,98,315
Kancheepuram is a safe seat — P. MURUGESAN won by 23.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. MURUGESAN | DMK-led | 77,723 | 55.9% |
| 2 | S.S. THIRUNAVUKARASU | 45,094 | 32.4% | |
| 3 | S. ELUMALAI | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 7,643 | 5.5% |
| 4 | Y.M. NARAYANASAMY | DMK-led | 5,683 | 4.1% |
| 5 | M. GOVINDARAJ | BJP | 1,017 | 0.7% |
| 6 | M.A. DOMENIC | JP | 356 | 0.3% |
| 7 | MANJULA | IND | 197 | 0.1% |
| 8 | S. SUBBAIAH | IND | 174 | 0.1% |
| 9 | A. VENKATAPATHY | IND | 170 | 0.1% |
| 10 | K.R. THULASIRAMAN | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 11 | CHITHARANJAN DOSS AGARAM | IND | 114 | 0.1% |
| 12 | G. MURUGESAN | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 13 | S. MANI SAH | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 14 | K. SELVARAJ | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 15 | K.V. PARANTHAMAN | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| 16 | BALASUBRAMANIAN @ APPU | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 17 | R. VENGOBASAH | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| 18 | S. RANJITHAM | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 19 | V. SUBRAMANIAN | IND | 61 | 0.0% |
| 20 | A. RATANCHAND | IND | 45 | 0.0% |
| 21 | S. LOGANATHAN | IND | 45 | 0.0% |
| 22 | G. ANBAZHAGAN | IND | 37 | 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 (144th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 2.2% · max 32.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
144th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
5th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 55.9%ADMK 32.4%PMK 5.5%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
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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