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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2005 by-elections

Kancheepuram

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Winner — 2005 by-elections

Mythili (TMT)
ADMK
ADMK 52.8%DMK 42.2%18 others 5.0%
Votes
87,274
52.8% share
Winning margin
17,648
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
20

A clear win with a 10.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Mythili (TMT)
ADMK
87,27452.8%
2
Kumar, M
DMK
69,62642.2%
3
Elanse4zhian, N
JD(U)
1,9461.2%
4
Mayan, T
IND
1,1010.7%
5
Radhakrishnan, A.V.
IND
1,0570.6%
6
Ravi, K.
IND
9600.6%
7
Kumar, S
IND
7890.5%
8
Mamallan, S
IND
7830.5%
9
Chgidambaram,SU
ABHM
4090.3%
10
Loganathan, T
IND
2110.1%
11
Manmathan, M
IND
1790.1%
12
Manikandan, S
IND
1370.1%
13
Radhakrishnan, V
IND
1270.1%
14
Padmarajan, K.Dr.
IND
950.1%
15
Arunachalam, K.
IND
890.1%
16
Shanker, R
IND
870.1%
17
Nandakumar, S
IND
770.1%
18
Balavinayagam, R
IND
770.1%
19
Vanopor Kanagaraj (Alias)Vanoor Inbaraj
IND
720.0%
20
Karthikeyan, D
IND
580.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (144th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 2.2% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
144th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
5th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 52.8%DMK 42.2%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
Karl Schmidt Memorial

Karl Schmidt Memorial

🏛️MonumentWikidata
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CSI Church of Christ the King

⛪ChurchWikidata
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