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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 133 · 2006

Bodinayakkanur

Winner — 2006

LAKSHMANAN S
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 43.9%ADMK 43.1%9 others 13.0%
Votes
51,474
43.9% share
Winning margin
898
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
71.1%
of 1,65,068

Bodinayakkanur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 898 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAKSHMANAN S
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
51,47443.9%
2
PARTHIPAN R
50,57643.1%
3
MUTHUVELRAJ P
IND
5,4604.7%
4
ATCHAYAKANNAN A
4,9734.2%
5
SUBRAMANI E
1,3791.2%
6
THANGAPANDI R
1,0220.9%
7
BAGAVANDASS S
IND
6250.5%
8
RAMAKRISHNAN C
IND
6110.5%
9
ESWARAN M
6000.5%
10
NAGAMANISENTHIL R
IND
4250.4%
11
PARTHIPAN S
IND
2020.2%

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

High turnout (13th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 0.8% · max 36.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
13th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
224th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 43.9%ADMK 43.1%OTH 13.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir Pith Blocks🏷️Dindigul LocksGI🏺Garlic

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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