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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHINNASAMY.C | Democratic People's Alliance (TN) | 57,910 | 42.9% |
| 2 | ROKKAIAH.A | 55,378 | 41.0% | |
| 3 | KUMAR T. @ KUMAR.B.T | 9,503 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | JAMAL MOHAMED.M. | 5,376 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | PERIASAMY.V. | IND | 1,763 | 1.3% |
| 6 | SUBRAMANI.P | 1,359 | 1.0% | |
| 7 | FRANCIS.A | IND | 1,143 | 0.8% |
| 8 | SAKTHIVEL.C. | 1,075 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | PANDITHURAI.M | IND | 513 | 0.4% |
| 10 | PITCHAIMANI.S | IND | 425 | 0.3% |
| 11 | ALAGAR.P | IND | 364 | 0.3% |
| 12 | AMIRTHARAJ.R. | IND | 271 | 0.2% |
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.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 1.7% · max 42.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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113th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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92nd of 234Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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?
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