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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2001

Anna Nagar

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Winner — 2001

ARCOT VEERASWAMI .N
DMK· NDA (NDA)
DMK 48.2%PMK 44.7%11 others 7.1%
Votes
77,353
48.2% share
Winning margin
5,578
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
42.6%
of 3,76,745

A closely fought contest. ARCOT VEERASWAMI .N won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARCOT VEERASWAMI .N
DMK
NDA (NDA)
77,35348.2%
2
ARUMUGAM.C
PMK
71,77544.7%
3
APPANDURAI.C
MDMK
6,7084.2%
4
KUMARAN.M
NCP
8540.5%
5
ASHOK N.S.D
SP
6870.4%
6
MOHAMMED ALI.S
IND
6460.4%
7
ACHUTHAIAH.A
IND
5630.3%
8
AHAMED. A.R
IND
5060.3%
9
THAMILSELVI.K
IND
3380.2%
10
BUPAL. R
IND
3380.2%
11
SIVAKUMAR.S.S
IND
2830.2%
12
BASHEER BASHA.R
IND
2280.1%
13
RAVICHANDRAN.K
IND
1900.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (219th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.7% · max 44.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
219th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 48.2%PMK 44.7%OTH 7.1%

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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