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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 218 · 2011

Kovilpatti

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Winner — 2011

KADAMBUR RAJU C
ADMK· AIADMK-led Alliance
ADMK 55.8%PMK 35.6%12 others 8.6%
Votes
73,007
55.9% share
Winning margin
26,480
20.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
72.2%
of 1,81,097

Kovilpatti is a safe seat — KADAMBUR RAJU C won by 20.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KADAMBUR RAJU C
ADMK
AIADMK-led Alliance
73,00755.9%
2
RAMACHANDRAN G
PMK
46,52735.6%
3
MARIAPPAN P
IND
2,6852.0%
4
RENGARAJAN V
BJP
2,1861.7%
5
VISUVASAM E
IND
1,2320.9%
6
ARUMAIRAJ S
BSP
1,1070.8%
7
KENNADY V
IND
1,0680.8%
8
RAMASAMY P
IND
6790.5%
9
MAHESHWARAN R
IND
5660.4%
10
KARTHICK RAJAN P
IND
4520.3%
11
ANNADURAI K
IND
3970.3%
12
BASKAR M
IND
3700.3%
13
KANNAMMAL G
IND
2600.2%
14
GANAPATHI M
IND
1870.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (202nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.3% · max 30.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
202nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
178th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 55.9%PMK 35.6%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine Foods
⭐

Kalugumalai

⭐Heritage SiteWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Kalugasalamoorthy Temple

Kalugasalamoorthy Temple

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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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