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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 10 · 2006

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Winner — 2006

STALIN M.K.
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 46.0%ADMK 43.7%24 others 10.3%
Votes
49,817
46.0% share
Winning margin
2,468
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
63.9%
of 1,69,506

A closely fought contest. STALIN M.K. won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

26 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
STALIN M.K.
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
49,81746.0%
2
ADHIRAJARAM
47,34943.7%
3
THALAPATHY M.
5,5455.1%
4
SHRI ISHRAYEL MAHESWAR A.
LKPT
2,4592.3%
5
SHIVALINGAM M.
1,3051.2%
6
PARBAN D.
IND
3880.4%
7
SURESH D.
IND
2330.2%
8
PARTHASARATHY
IND
2280.2%
9
MAHALINGAM S.
IND
1830.2%
10
JAYAKUMAR T.
IND
1000.1%
11
NEELAN G.
IND
900.1%
12
DEVARAJAN G.
IND
670.1%
13
KRISHNARAJA G.
IND
630.1%
14
BHAGAVATHI M.
IND
620.1%
15
SELVARAJ K.
IND
510.1%
16
PRABU T.
IND
480.0%
17
MANI D.
IND
450.0%
18
MD. HASHIM
IND
400.0%
19
RAJKAMAL V.
IND
370.0%
20
CHANDRASEKARAN P.
IND
340.0%
21
GOVINDARAJAN A.
IND
320.0%
22
GUNASEKARAN R.
IND
250.0%
23
THIRUMARAN C.
IND
240.0%
24
RAJKUMAR S.
IND
230.0%
25
MADHAVAN R.
IND
220.0%
26
MURTHY P.
IND
210.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (150th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.4% · max 46.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
150th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
120th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 46.0%ADMK 43.7%DMDK 5.1%OTH 5.1%

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%

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