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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 13 · 2006

Mylapore

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Winner — 2006

SHEKHER S.VE.
ADMK· Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
ADMK 42.6%DMK 41.5%14 others 15.9%
Votes
62,794
42.6% share
Winning margin
1,667
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
62.6%
of 2,35,246

Mylapore was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,667 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHEKHER S.VE.
ADMK
Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
62,79442.6%
2
NAPOLEON D.
DMK
61,12741.5%
3
SANTHANAGOPALAN
LKPT
9,4366.4%
4
RAJAN V.N.
DMDK
7,4415.0%
5
CHANDRALEKHA V.S.
JP
2,8982.0%
6
NARAYANAN 'AMERICAI' V.
IND
1,9611.3%
7
VEERARAGHAVAN P.
IND
6710.5%
8
PREMKUMAR P.
IND
1920.1%
9
ARUL E.
IND
1500.1%
10
SEKAR C.
IND
1470.1%
11
PARTHIBAN J.
IND
1320.1%
12
MOHANRAJ J.
JJ
1120.1%
13
DOMINIC
IND
870.1%
14
CHANDRASEKAR N.
IND
720.1%
15
GOKULNATHAN B.
IND
640.0%
16
DASAPRAKASH T.S.
RLD
610.0%

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 (116th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.1% · max 43.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
116th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
228th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
62nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 42.6%DMK 41.5%LKPT 6.4%DMDK 5.0%OTH 4.4%

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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