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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 100 · 2001

Edapadi

Winner — 2001

GANESAN. I
PMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
PMK 55.4%DMK 32.5%5 others 12.1%
Votes
74,375
55.4% share
Winning margin
30,811
22.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.0%
of 2,16,474

Edapadi is a safe seat — GANESAN. I won by 22.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANESAN. I
Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
74,37555.4%
2
KANDASAMY.A.
43,56432.5%
3
KOLANDA GOUNDER.P.
IND
8,5766.4%
4
RATHINASABAPATHI.S.
3,0912.3%
5
DEVARAJ.A.
IND
2,6452.0%
6
KRISHNAN.V.K.
1,3081.0%
7
KANNAN.K.
IND
6840.5%

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.

High turnout (25th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.1% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
25th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
60th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PMK 55.4%DMK 32.5%IND 6.4%OTH 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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