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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 158 · 2001

Musiri

Winner — 2001

MALLIGA C.
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 34.8%DMK 33.4%2 others 31.8%
Votes
47,946
34.8% share
Winning margin
1,994
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
66.2%
of 2,07,941

Musiri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,994 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MALLIGA C.
Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
47,94634.8%
2
S.VIVEKANANDAN
45,95233.4%
3
THANGAVEL .M
IND
30,41922.1%
4
NATARAJAN .R
13,3389.7%

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 (143rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.9% · max 27.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
143rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
122nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
101st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 34.8%DMK 33.4%IND 22.1%MDMK 9.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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