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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 154 · 2006

Marungapuri

Winner — 2006

CHINNASAMY.C
ADMK· Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
ADMK 42.9%DMK 41.0%10 others 16.1%
Votes
57,910
42.9% share
Winning margin
2,532
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
72.0%
of 1,87,713

Marungapuri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 2,532 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHINNASAMY.C
Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
57,91042.9%
2
ROKKAIAH.A
55,37841.0%
3
KUMAR T. @ KUMAR.B.T
9,5037.0%
4
JAMAL MOHAMED.M.
5,3764.0%
5
PERIASAMY.V.
IND
1,7631.3%
6
SUBRAMANI.P
1,3591.0%
7
FRANCIS.A
IND
1,1430.8%
8
SAKTHIVEL.C.
1,0750.8%
9
PANDITHURAI.M
IND
5130.4%
10
PITCHAIMANI.S
IND
4250.3%
11
ALAGAR.P
IND
3640.3%
12
AMIRTHARAJ.R.
IND
2710.2%

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

Average turnout (113th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 1.7% · max 42.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
113th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
92nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 42.9%DMK 41.0%BJP 7.0%OTH 9.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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