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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 88 · 2006
Salem-I
Winner — 2006
RAVICHANDRAN. L.
ADMK· Democratic People's Alliance (TN)
ADMK 44.1%INC 35.9%10 others 19.9%
Votes
69,083
44.1% share
Winning margin
12,817
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
75.8%
of 2,06,400
A clear win with a 8.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAVICHANDRAN. L. | Democratic People's Alliance (TN) | 69,083 | 44.1% |
| 2 | SURESH. M.R. | 56,266 | 35.9% | |
| 3 | DHANASEKAR. S.J. | 27,218 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | ANNADURAI .N | 2,095 | 1.3% | |
| 5 | SHAJAHAN. M.A. | IND | 576 | 0.4% |
| 6 | POONGODI V | 253 | 0.2% | |
| 7 | SANAULLAKHAN. B | 237 | 0.1% | |
| 8 | SURESH. S. | IND | 209 | 0.1% |
| 9 | SRINIVASAN. G. | IND | 190 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MANICKAM. S | IND | 188 | 0.1% |
| 11 | RAJAGOPAL P | IND | 157 | 0.1% |
| 12 | MANI S | UCPI | 89 | 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 (44th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 3.6% · max 37.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
44th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
196th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
83rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 44.1%INC 35.9%DMDK 17.4%OTH 2.6%
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.