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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 11 · 2006

Chepauk

Winner — 2006

KARUNANIDHI M.
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 51.0%IND 38.3%18 others 10.8%
Votes
34,188
51.0% share
Winning margin
8,526
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
63.7%
of 1,05,252

A clear win with a 12.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARUNANIDHI M.
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
34,18851.0%
2
DAWOON MIAKHAN
IND
25,66238.3%
3
NARAYANASAMY B.
3,6815.5%
4
SIVANESAN R.N.
1,1241.7%
5
ELANTHIRUMARAN
LKPT
6691.0%
6
MOHAMED MEERA A.
IND
3490.5%
7
MIA KHAN
IND
2720.4%
8
SUBRAMANI N.
IND
2380.3%
9
KARUNANIDHI M.
IND
2230.3%
10
DALIT KUDIMAHAN T.D.K. ALIAS DAYA KRISHNAMURTHY T.
1050.2%
11
SAI GANESH
IND
1020.1%
12
PADMARAJAN DR. K.
IND
910.1%
13
JAFFAR ALI A
IND
880.1%
14
BALAJI VENKATESWARAN G.
IND
690.1%
15
BALAJI B.
510.1%
16
RAGHURAMAN
IND
440.1%
17
AMEEDIUS G.
IND
350.1%
18
SATHYAVELU M.
IND
340.1%
19
VENUGOPAL D.V.
IND
300.0%
20
SUBBIAH J.
IND
270.0%

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

High turnout (45th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 1.1% · max 59.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
45th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
230th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
175th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 51.0%IND 38.3%DMDK 5.5%OTH 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

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