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Mannadipet

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Winner — 2016

T.P.R. SELVAME
AINRC· All India N.R. Congress
AINRC 28.7%DMK 27.1%10 others 44.2%
Votes
7,679
28.7% share
Winning margin
419
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
87.2%
of 30,709

Mannadipet was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 419 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T.P.R. SELVAME
AINRC
All India N.R. Congress
7,67928.7%
2
A. KRISHNAN
DMK
DMK
7,26027.1%
3
MAHADEVI
ADMK
5,67621.2%
4
K.P.K. ARUL MURUGAN NAARAYANASSAAMY
IND
4,91318.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3161.2%
6
VENKATESAN
PMK
2601.0%
7
M. KARTHIKEYAN
DMDK
2200.8%
8
SADHASIVAM @ SARAVANAN
BJP
NDA
2110.8%
9
PURUSHOTHAMAN
BSP
BSP
850.3%
10
V. MURUGANANDHAM
IND
560.2%
11
P. MUTHUKUMARAN
IJK
530.2%
12
BOOMILINGAM
AGIMK
470.2%

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

Average turnout (7th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 1.6% · max 33.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
7th of 30

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 30

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
25th of 30

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
30 seats · 16 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AINRC 28.7%DMK 27.1%ADMK 21.2%IND 18.4%OTH 3.5%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,50,289
Density
3232 / km²
Sex ratio
1029 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
294 km²
SC population16.0%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.0%Christian 6.1%Other 3.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water98.3%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation68.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated80.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.0%
Children underweight (under 5)13.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate90.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.0%
Health insurance31.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pharmaceutical and Allied Products

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