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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 97 · 2011

Kumarapalayam

Winner — 2011

THANGAMANI.P
ADMK· AIADMK-led Alliance
ADMK 56.6%DMK 39.9%10 others 3.5%
Votes
91,077
56.6% share
Winning margin
26,887
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
86.3%
of 1,86,437

Kumarapalayam is a safe seat — THANGAMANI.P won by 16.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THANGAMANI.P
AIADMK-led Alliance
91,07756.6%
2
SELVARAJU.G
64,19039.9%
3
BALAMURUGAN.K.S
1,6001.0%
4
THANGAMANI.S
IND
1,1790.7%
5
VENUGOPAL.K
IND
1,1260.7%
6
MURUGESAN.C
IND
5710.3%
7
VENKATACHALAM
CPI(ML)(L)
3380.2%
8
SENTHILKUMAR.R
IJK
2520.2%
9
LINGAPPAN.V
UMK
2100.1%
10
PALANIYAPPAN.L
IND
1940.1%
11
SELVARAJ.P
IND
1220.1%
12
SHANMUGAM.C
IND
960.1%

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

High turnout (11th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 3.7% · max 40.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
11th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
170th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 56.6%DMK 39.9%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,601
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,420 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population3.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.9%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.6%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation40.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance68.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Poultry feed and products

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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