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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 186 · 2006Reserved (SC)

Valangiman

Winner — 2006

ILAMATHI SUBRAMANIAN
ADMK· Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
ADMK 47.2%DMK 45.7%5 others 7.0%
Votes
51,939
47.2% share
Winning margin
1,633
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
78.8%
of 1,39,552

Valangiman was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,633 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ILAMATHI SUBRAMANIAN
Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
51,93947.2%
2
SENTHAMIL CHELVAN.S
50,30645.8%
3
SOORIYAMURTHI.R
4,5544.1%
4
ANBALAGAN.M
IND
1,2651.1%
5
SENTHILKUMAR.A
6650.6%
6
PALANIAPPAN @ PURATCHIKAVIDHASAN.M
6580.6%
7
ARJUNAN.MALAI
IND
5730.5%

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

Low turnout (221st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.5% · max 30.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
221st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
57th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 47.2%DMK 45.8%OTH 7.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,39,101
Density
316 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,233 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.6%Christian 5.6%Muslim 5.5%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.9%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation40.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.5%
Women literate85.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.2%
Health insurance67.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir Products🏺Gherjubs (Miniature Cucumber)

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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