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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 84 · 2006
Mettur
Winner — 2006
MANI G K
PMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
PMK 47.9%ADMK 39.9%9 others 12.2%
Votes
66,250
47.9% share
Winning margin
11,138
8.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
69.7%
of 1,98,408
A clear win with a 8.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANI G K | Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA) | 66,250 | 47.9% |
| 2 | KANDASAMY K | 55,112 | 39.9% | |
| 3 | DHANDAPANY S | 10,921 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | MANI M S | IND | 1,831 | 1.3% |
| 5 | PADMARAJAN K | IND | 1,454 | 1.1% |
| 6 | MUTHUKUMARAN M | 957 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | SARAVANAN T | IND | 822 | 0.6% |
| 8 | ANBALAGAN K R | 254 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | KANDASAMY V | IND | 215 | 0.2% |
| 10 | KANDASAMY K | IND | 192 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KANDASAMY P | IND | 175 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.2% · max 24.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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22nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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39th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PMK 47.9%ADMK 39.9%DMDK 7.9%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
🏷️Salem SilkGI🏺Silver Jewellery
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.