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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 73 · 2001

Sankarapuram

Winner — 2001

KASAMPU.P.
PMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
PMK 45.1%DMK 44.3%7 others 10.6%
Votes
56,971
45.1% share
Winning margin
1,018
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
64.3%
of 1,96,533

Sankarapuram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,018 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KASAMPU.P.
Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
56,97145.1%
2
UDHAYASURIYAN.T.
55,95344.3%
3
NATARAJAN.K.
4,8423.8%
4
JAYAKUMAR.N.
IND
4,0263.2%
5
MAHADEVAN.C.
IND
1,6731.3%
6
POOBATHI.C.
IND
1,1540.9%
7
SARWARKHAN. E
IND
7740.6%
8
SHANMUGAM.S.
IND
4770.4%
9
SUBRAMANIYAN.G.
IND
4010.3%

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 (26th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 42.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
26th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
200th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PMK 45.1%DMK 44.3%OTH 10.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Megalithic cairns and stone circles

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Megalithic cairns and stone circles

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Megalithic stone circles

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic stone circles

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Urn burial site

🏛️MonumentASI

Urn burial site

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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