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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 171 · 2011

Kumbakonam

Winner — 2011

ANBALAGAN.G
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 48.7%ADMK 47.9%7 others 3.3%
Votes
78,642
48.7% share
Winning margin
1,272
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
80.5%
of 2,00,372

Kumbakonam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,272 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANBALAGAN.G
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
78,64248.7%
2
ERAMANATHAN.RAMA
77,37047.9%
3
ANNAMALAI.PL
1,6061.0%
4
DHASNAMURTHI.M.B.S
IJK
1,0870.7%
5
RAJKUMAR.G
7270.5%
6
VIJAYALAKSHMI KUDANTHI.S
IND
6490.4%
7
PANIMAYAMARYRAJ.M
IND
5550.3%
8
MOHAN.R
IND
4780.3%
9
SUBRAMANIAN.P
IND
2940.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (187th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 0.3% · max 33.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
187th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
74th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 48.7%ADMK 47.9%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom
Airavateswarar temple

Airavateswarar temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Airavateswarar temple

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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