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Tamil Nadu · PC 33 · 2009

Theni

Winner — Lok Sabha 2009

AARON RASHID.J.M
INC· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
INC 42.5%ADMK 41.8%20 others 15.7%
Votes
3,40,575
42.5% share
Winning margin
6,302
0.8% of votes
Total votes cast
8,00,529
Candidates
22
Seat history

2 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AARON RASHID.J.M
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
3,40,57542.5%
2
THANGA TAMILSELVAN
3,34,27341.8%
3
SANTHANAM.M.G.
70,9088.9%
4
KAVITHA
8,0231.0%
5
PARVATHI.A
NDA
7,6400.9%
6
PANDI
IND
6,8290.8%
7
MURUGESAN.S.P
IND
6,3940.8%
8
MANI.S
IND
5,1270.6%
9
POMMURAJ.M
IND
3,3450.4%
10
RAJAVEL
IND
2,8080.3%
11
PANDIAN.P
IND
2,7140.3%
12
SELVARAJAN.P
PT
2,2480.3%
13
NAGAMANI SENTHIL.R
IND
1,9690.3%
14
JAMES.G
IND
1,3580.2%
15
TAMIL SELVAN.S
IND
9260.1%
16
PERUMALSAMY.S
IND
9170.1%
17
RENGANATHAN
IND
8930.1%
18
NACHIMUTHU.P
IND
8580.1%
19
VETRICHELVAN
IND
8240.1%
20
THIRUMOORTHY
IND
6740.1%
21
KRISHNAVENI.N
IND
6440.1%
22
SELVARAJ
IND
5820.1%

Average turnout (24th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.4% · min 0.8% · max 44.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
24th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
21st of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.5%ADMK 41.8%DMDK 8.9%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,45,899
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,868 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.1%

Figures are for Theni, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.2%Other 7.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.9%
Electricity91.6%
Sanitation39.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Women literate85.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.0%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance67.4%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Textile Made ups
🏛️

Cave in Sittharmalai

🏛️MonumentASI

Cave in Sittharmalai

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Jain statues, rock inscriptions and Panchapandava beds on the hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Jain statues, rock inscriptions and Panchapandava beds on the hill

Karuppanaswami rock and Jain sculptures

Karuppanaswami rock and Jain sculptures

🏛️MonumentASI

Karuppanaswami rock and Jain sculptures

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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