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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 103 · 2006

Thondamuthur

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Winner — 2006

KANNAPPAN.M.
MDMK· Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
MDMK 41.6%INC 38.3%14 others 20.1%
Votes
1,23,490
41.6% share
Winning margin
9,894
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
70.7%
of 4,20,186

A closely fought contest. KANNAPPAN.M. won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KANNAPPAN.M.
MDMK
Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
1,23,49041.6%
2
BALASUBRAMONIYAN.S.R.
INC
1,13,59638.3%
3
DENNIS KOVIL PILLAI.E.
DMDK
37,90112.8%
4
CHINNARAJ.M.
BJP
13,5454.6%
5
VARADHARAJAN.K.
IND
2,0350.7%
6
JANAKI.D.
BSP
9590.3%
7
SHANMUGASUNDARAM.S.
IND
9560.3%
8
RANGASWAMY.V.C.
IND
7310.3%
9
MANIKANDAN. V
IND
6690.2%
10
KRISHNAN.V.
AIFB
6490.2%
11
BALU.C ALIAS C.BALAKRISHNAN.C.P.C.
BDMK
5170.2%
12
NAGARAJAN.A.
IND
4670.2%
13
SARAVANAKUMAR.R.
IND
3640.1%
14
JANAKI.V.
LJP
3530.1%
15
SENTHILKUMAR.K.
IND
3340.1%
16
AYYASAMY.T.A.
IND
2970.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (3rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 3.3% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
3rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
109th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
MDMK 41.6%INC 38.3%DMDK 12.8%OTH 7.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom and Powerloom products🏺Readymade Fabric🏷️TurmericGI
Sukreeswarar temple

Sukreeswarar temple

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📍Google MapsOSM
Jain Temple

Jain Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Jain Temple

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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.

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