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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 56 · 2001Reserved (SC)

Vanur

Winner — 2001

GANAPATHY N.
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 55.6%DMK 38.3%8 others 6.1%
Votes
68,421
55.6% share
Winning margin
21,349
17.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
60.2%
of 2,04,268

Vanur is a safe seat — GANAPATHY N. won by 17.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANAPATHY N.
Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
68,42155.6%
2
MYDILI R.
47,07238.3%
3
VELAYUDHAM.P.S
2,9862.4%
4
JAYARAMAN.R
IND
2,4102.0%
5
LAKSHMI KANTHAN .A..
IND
9510.8%
6
RAMADHAS.K.
IND
2630.2%
7
AYYAPPAN.V
IND
2630.2%
8
KALIYAMOORTHY.K
IND
2220.2%
9
ARULDASS.C.
IND
2030.2%
10
ELUMALAI.R
IND
1670.1%

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 (127th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 2.5% · max 34.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
127th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
163rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
3rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 55.6%DMK 38.3%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,79,809
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,129 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 6.1%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.6%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation33.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated87.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Women literate78.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.0%
Health insurance73.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango Processing

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