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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 186 · 2001Reserved (SC)
Valangiman
Winner — 2001
BOOPATHI MARIAPPAN TMT
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 57.9%PT 33.1%5 others 9.0%
Votes
54,677
57.9% share
Winning margin
23,477
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
66.4%
of 1,42,156
Valangiman is a safe seat — BOOPATHI MARIAPPAN TMT won by 24.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOOPATHI MARIAPPAN TMT | Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF) | 54,677 | 57.9% |
| 2 | NADAIYAZHAGAN .T | PT | 31,200 | 33.1% |
| 3 | THIAGARAJAN .M | 3,298 | 3.5% | |
| 4 | GOMATHI SRINIVASAN | IND | 1,813 | 1.9% |
| 5 | G. MARIMUTHU | IND | 1,412 | 1.5% |
| 6 | S. PRABAKARAN | IND | 1,060 | 1.1% |
| 7 | KASTHURI.S | IND | 925 | 1.0% |
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.
Low turnout (221st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.5% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
221st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
57th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 57.9%PT 33.1%OTH 9.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,39,101
Density
316 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,233 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.6%Christian 5.6%Muslim 5.5%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.9%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation40.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.5%
Women literate85.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.2%
Health insurance67.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.