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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 226 · 2001

Srivaikuntam

Winner — 2001

SHUNMUGANATHAN.S.P
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 46.6%DMK 43.2%4 others 10.2%
Votes
39,739
46.6% share
Winning margin
2,886
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
53.0%
of 1,61,095

A closely fought contest. SHUNMUGANATHAN.S.P won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHUNMUGANATHAN.S.P
Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
39,73946.6%
2
DAVID SELWYN.S
36,85343.2%
3
SELVAM .P
6,1847.3%
4
JAYAPAL.R
IND
9871.2%
5
RAJAN .J
8311.0%
6
RAJAENDRAN .B
IND
7270.8%

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 (234th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.5% · max 33.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
234th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
207th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
69th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 46.6%DMK 43.2%MDMK 7.3%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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