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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 1 · 2006
Royapuram
Winner — 2006
JAYAKUMAR D.
ADMK· Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
ADMK 53.3%DMK 39.1%10 others 7.7%
Votes
50,647
53.3% share
Winning margin
13,503
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
69.0%
of 1,37,772
A clear win with a 14.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAYAKUMAR D. | Democratic People's Alliance (TN) | 50,647 | 53.3% |
| 2 | SARKUNAPANDIAN S P. | 37,144 | 39.1% | |
| 3 | ROYAPURAM V BABU | 5,033 | 5.3% | |
| 4 | KUMAR V.C. | 735 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | SREENIVASULU J. | 425 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | ALEXANDER G. | 332 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | SORNARAJ N. | IND | 266 | 0.3% |
| 8 | ARIVUNITHI K. | IND | 187 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SARAVANAN P.V. | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SELVARAJ M. | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ANBARASU V. | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SUDHAKAR R. | IND | 44 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (34th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.3% · max 22.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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34th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
158th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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111th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 53.3%DMK 39.1%DMDK 5.3%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.