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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 7 · 2001Reserved (SC)

Egmore

Winner — 2001

PARITHI.ELLAMVAZHUTHI
DMK· NDA (NDA)
DMK 47.7%ADMK 47.6%7 others 4.7%
Votes
33,189
47.7% share
Winning margin
86
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
44.8%
of 1,55,310

Egmore was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 86 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARITHI.ELLAMVAZHUTHI
NDA (NDA)
33,18947.7%
2
B.JOHN PANDIAN
33,10347.6%
3
P.MANIMARAN
1,8892.7%
4
D.KRISHNAN
3350.5%
5
C.KALAIVANNAN
IND
3040.4%
6
V.SIVAKUMAR
IND
2940.4%
7
K.LAKSHMANAN
IND
2540.4%
8
C.NELLAIAPPAN
IND
1160.2%
9
S.RAJARAM
IND
1060.1%

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.

Low turnout (212th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.1% · max 52.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
212th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
50th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 47.7%ADMK 47.6%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%

What's nearby?

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