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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1996
Kapilamalai
Winner — 1996
VEERAPPAN, K.K.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 56.0%ADMK 30.2%23 others 13.8%
Votes
64,605
56.0% share
Winning margin
29,710
25.8% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
67.3%
of 1,71,394
Kapilamalai is a safe seat — VEERAPPAN, K.K. won by 25.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
25 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VEERAPPAN, K.K. | DMK-led | 64,605 | 56.0% |
| 2 | RAJALINGAM, R. | 34,895 | 30.3% | |
| 3 | KANDASAMY, M. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 7,882 | 6.8% |
| 4 | CHANDRASEKARAN, K. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 5,221 | 4.5% |
| 5 | RAMALINGAM, A. | BJP | 664 | 0.6% |
| 6 | ILANGO, S. | IND | 355 | 0.3% |
| 7 | GUNASEKARAN, K. | IND | 203 | 0.2% |
| 8 | DEVARAJ, K.C. | IND | 159 | 0.1% |
| 9 | MANI, A. | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MARIMUTHU, P. | IND | 127 | 0.1% |
| 11 | VELUSAMY, S. | IND | 127 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SUBRAMANIAM, S.S. | IND | 121 | 0.1% |
| 13 | MURUGESAN. S.P. | IND | 102 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ARULMANI, M. | TNKMI | 99 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SELVAM, K. | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SHANMUGAM, K. | IND | 94 | 0.1% |
| 17 | KANNAN, R. | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SAMINATHAN, A. | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 19 | SEKAR, P. | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| 20 | MUTHUSAMY. K. | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| 21 | MARUTHANAYAGAM, M. | IND | 53 | 0.1% |
| 22 | PALANIAPPAN, V.P. | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
| 23 | SELVARAJ, R. | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
| 24 | SENGODAN, R. | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| 25 | NAINAMALAI, K.P. | 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.
High turnout (11th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 3.7% · max 40.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
11th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
170th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 56.0%ADMK 30.3%MDMK 6.8%OTH 6.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,601
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,420 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population3.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.9%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.6%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation40.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance68.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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