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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 81 · 2006

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Winner — 2006

ANBALAGAN K.P
ADMK· Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
ADMK 44.2%PMK 41.0%9 others 14.8%
Votes
66,711
44.2% share
Winning margin
4,844
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
76.9%
of 1,96,330

A closely fought contest. ANBALAGAN K.P won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANBALAGAN K.P
Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
66,71144.2%
2
MANNAN. K
61,86741.0%
3
VIJAYASHANKAR. P
11,8827.9%
4
RAJAGOPAL.P
IND
2,6121.7%
5
RAVISHANKAR. P
IND
2,3561.6%
6
MARAN. M
IND
1,7001.1%
7
MATHIVANAN. S
IND
1,4180.9%
8
RAMESHKUMAR.D
1,1810.8%
9
SIDDAN. P
IND
5500.4%
10
ANTHONY.L
IND
3270.2%
11
ANBALAGAN. M
IND
2980.2%

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

Average turnout (62nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.3% · max 38.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
62nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
132nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 44.2%PMK 41.0%DMDK 7.9%OTH 6.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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