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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 103 · 2009 by-elections

Thondamuthur

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Winner — 2009 by-elections

Kandaswamy M.N
INC
INC 55.7%DMDK 20.3%20 others 24.0%
Votes
1,12,350
55.7% share
Winning margin
71,487
35.5% of votes
Total candidates
22

Thondamuthur is a safe seat — Kandaswamy M.N won by 35.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Kandaswamy M.N
INC
1,12,35055.7%
2
Thangavelu. K.
DMDK
40,86320.3%
3
Eswaran E.R.
KMK
19,5589.7%
4
Perumal V.
CPM
9,1264.5%
5
Chinnaraj. M.
IBJP
9,0454.5%
6
Sivakumar N.
UMK
3,3281.6%
7
Noor Muhd.
IND
1,5070.8%
8
Nachimuthu J.
IND
1,0970.5%
9
Prem Anand J.
IND
9580.5%
10
Senthil Kr. V.
ABHMS
6150.3%
11
Krishna Moorthy
NCP
5870.3%
12
Sakthivel. R.
JD(U)
3790.2%
13
Ramasamy. G.
IND
3670.2%
14
Rathina Samy,
IND
2560.1%
15
Indraleka mutho.
IND
2470.1%
16
Krishna kr.B.
IND
2350.1%
17
Mani R. k.
IND
2230.1%
18
Shanmugam.R.
IND
2090.1%
19
Kumakeshan.C.
IND
1830.1%
20
Sanjay Gandhi A
IND
1490.1%
21
Manmathan M.
IND
1490.1%
22
Kathirasa C.
IND
1350.1%

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

High turnout (3rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
35.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 3.3% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
3rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
109th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
8 seats · 5 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.7%DMDK 20.3%KMK 9.7%OTH 14.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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Sukreeswarar temple

Sukreeswarar temple

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📍Google MapsOSM
Jain Temple

Jain Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Jain Temple

📍Google MapsOSM

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