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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 206 · 1977
Virudhunagar
Winner — 1977
M. SUNDARARAJAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 44.5%JNP 30.7%4 others 24.8%
Votes
33,077
44.5% share
Winning margin
10,257
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.7%
of 1,24,439
A clear win with a 13.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. SUNDARARAJAN |  ADKAIADMK | 33,077 | 44.5% |
| 2 | A.S.A. ARUMUGAM | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 22,820 | 30.7% |
| 3 | K.S. KANDASWAMY | DMK | 8,331 | 11.2% |
| 4 | S. NARVANEETHA KRISHNAN | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 7,520 | 10.1% |
| 5 | V. CHINNIAH | IND | 1,747 | 2.4% |
| 6 | A. VELU |  FBL | 803 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (160th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 1.9% · max 21.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
160th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.40
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
29th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 44.5%JNP 30.7%DMK 11.2%INC 10.1%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,42,288
Density
458 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,241 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity93.7%
Sanitation30.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Clean cooking fuel90.5%
Health insurance51.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.