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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2006

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Winner — 2006

BADER SAYEED
ADMK· Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
ADMK 47.3%DMK 44.0%8 others 8.7%
Votes
40,404
47.3% share
Winning margin
2,776
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
64.5%
of 1,32,523

A closely fought contest. BADER SAYEED won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BADER SAYEED
ADMK
Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
40,40447.3%
2
NAGANATHAN M.
DMK
37,62844.0%
3
SHIVAKUMAR K.
DMDK
4,8345.7%
4
SATHISH KUMAR S.
BJP
1,6311.9%
5
VIVEKANANDAN R.
IND
3190.4%
6
SARAVANAN K.
BSP
1810.2%
7
SRINIVASAN R.
IND
1440.2%
8
SASIKUMAR S.
IND
1340.2%
9
SANTHANAM M.
IND
1230.1%
10
SHANMUGAM P.
IND
1060.1%

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

Average turnout (56th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.3% · max 48.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
56th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
234th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
182nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 47.3%DMK 44.0%DMDK 5.7%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
St. Theresa Church, Perambur

St. Theresa Church, Perambur

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