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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 14 · 2006

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Winner — 2006

SENTHAMIZHAN G.
ADMK· Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
ADMK 46.2%PMK 42.6%19 others 11.1%
Votes
75,973
46.2% share
Winning margin
5,905
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
66.1%
of 2,48,483

A closely fought contest. SENTHAMIZHAN G. won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SENTHAMIZHAN G.
Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
75,97346.2%
2
BASKARAN C.R.
70,06842.6%
3
VENUGOPAL R.
11,6757.1%
4
RANGANATHAN K.
1,6921.0%
5
RAVI P.S.
IND
7800.5%
6
NATARAJAN G.
IND
7050.4%
7
KANDASAMY P.
IND
5640.3%
8
MOHAN M.
IND
4690.3%
9
RAMU A.
IND
4250.3%
10
VISWANATHAN E.
3680.2%
11
SRIRAM S.
UCPI
2660.2%
12
SURESHBABU
IND
2460.1%
13
MUNIAPPAN M.
IND
2220.1%
14
JAISHANKAR M.
IND
1950.1%
15
TAMIL SELVAN M.
IND
1480.1%
16
PRAGALATHAN M.
IND
930.1%
17
ANANTHAKUMAR G.
IND
920.1%
18
VIJAYAKUMAR S.
IND
870.1%
19
THIRUVENGADAM U.
IND
800.1%
20
RAJASEKAR
IND
780.1%
21
ANAND S.
IND
690.0%

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

Average turnout (123rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 26.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
123rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
56th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 46.2%PMK 42.6%DMDK 7.1%OTH 4.0%

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?

2 locations
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