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Tamil Nadu · PC 8 · 2019

Vellore

Winner — Lok Sabha 2019

D.M.KATHIR ANAND
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (UPA)
DMK 47.7%ADMK 46.9%26 others 5.3%
Votes
4,85,340
47.7% share
Winning margin
8,141
0.8% of votes
Total votes cast
10,16,638
Candidates
28
Seat history
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All Candidates

28 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D.M.KATHIR ANAND
DMK
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (UPA)
4,85,34047.7%
2
A.C.SHANMUGAM
ADMK
4,77,19946.9%
3
DEEPALAKSHMI
NTK
26,9952.7%
4
K.SUGUMAR
IND
4,4460.4%
5
R. NARESH KUMAR
TNLK
3,1230.3%
6
S.SHANMUGAM
IND
3,0710.3%
7
P.CHELLAPANDIAN
IND
2,5910.3%
8
G.S. GANESAN YADAV
PSPL
2,4800.2%
9
E. KARUNANITHI
IND
1,5260.1%
10
AGNI SRIRAMACHANDRAN
IND
1,1660.1%
11
P. RAASHID AHMED
IND
1,1380.1%
12
A.VIJAY POUL RAJA
rpsn
9010.1%
13
J.S.K
IND
7580.1%
14
S. DIVYA
DAMK
7190.1%
15
BISHOP GODFREYNOBLE
DMSK
7080.1%
16
M.KATHIRAVAN
IND
6210.1%
17
V. SELVARAJ
IND
5950.1%
18
ARUMUGAM .P
IND
5400.1%
19
V.SEKAR
APEP
4760.1%
20
K.KATHIRAVAN
IND
3870.0%
21
M.R.VENKATESAN
IND
3000.0%
22
MOHANAM
MLJK
2650.0%
23
T.DAVID
IND
2440.0%
24
M.BALARAMAN
IND
2300.0%
25
A.NOORMUHAMAD
IND
2280.0%
26
S.TAMIL SELVAN
IND
2110.0%
27
MURALI
IND
1950.0%
28
DR.K. PADMARAJAN
IND
1850.0%
The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 0.0% · max 34.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
12th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
31st of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 47.7%ADMK 46.9%OTH 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Leather Products
Fort, Vellore

Fort, Vellore

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort

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Jalakanteswara Temple

Jalakanteswara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Jalakanteswara Temple

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🏛️

Old mosque in the fort, Vellore

🏛️MonumentASI

Old mosque in the fort

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St. John's Church, Vellore

⛪ChurchWikidata
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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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