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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 210 · 2006

Vilathikulam

Winner — 2006

CHINNAPPAN.P
ADMK· Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
ADMK 46.7%DMK 38.9%8 others 14.4%
Votes
45,409
46.7% share
Winning margin
7,654
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
65.7%
of 1,47,823

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHINNAPPAN.P
Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
45,40946.7%
2
RAJARAM.K
37,75538.9%
3
BALAKRISHNAN.S
5,7796.0%
4
LINGARAJ
4,0264.1%
5
JAYARAJ.V.P
1,1971.2%
6
NATARAJ.A
IND
1,0771.1%
7
MURUGAPANDIAN.R
7100.7%
8
GANDHI.M
IND
5410.6%
9
THANGAMUTHU.T
4600.5%
10
ALAGESAN.L
IND
2170.2%

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

Low turnout (218th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.6% · max 25.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
218th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.57
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
233rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 46.7%DMK 38.9%DMDK 6.0%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,53,445
Density
330 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,104 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 15.4%Christian 6.7%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.1%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation36.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.7%
Health insurance69.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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