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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 145 · 2006Reserved (SC)
Samayanallur
Winner — 2006
TAMILARASI.R
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 43.4%ADMK 41.5%9 others 15.1%
Votes
1,24,656
43.5% share
Winning margin
5,644
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
69.8%
of 4,11,325
Samayanallur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 2.0% — fewer than 5,644 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TAMILARASI.R | Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA) | 1,24,656 | 43.5% |
| 2 | LAKSHMI.P | 1,19,012 | 41.5% | |
| 3 | BASKARAN.K | 35,684 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | PALANIVELUSWAMY.S | 2,005 | 0.7% | |
| 5 | VEERAPANDI.D | IND | 1,532 | 0.5% |
| 6 | MURUGAVELRAJAN.K | 927 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | RAJASINGH.R.G | 766 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | PALANICHAMY.M | 760 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | MUTHUKRISHNAN.P | IND | 629 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SURESH.S | IND | 476 | 0.2% |
| 11 | THAMILAPPANDI.M.P | IND | 460 | 0.2% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (95th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 2.0% · max 41.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
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95th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.32
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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22nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 43.5%ADMK 41.5%DMDK 12.4%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Head Sluice periavoickal alias Nattuvoickal
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.