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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 226 · 2009 by-elections

Srivaikuntam

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Winner — 2009 by-elections

M.B. Sudalaiyandi
INC
INC 63.7%DMDK 26.6%10 others 9.7%
Votes
53,827
63.7% share
Winning margin
31,359
37.1% of votes
Total candidates
12

Srivaikuntam is a safe seat — M.B. Sudalaiyandi won by 37.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.B. Sudalaiyandi
INC
53,82763.7%
2
M. Soundarapan.
DMDK
22,46826.6%
3
G. Dhanalaksh.
ICPI
3,4074.0%
4
A . Santhan.
BJP
1,7972.1%
5
S . Raja
IND
9221.1%
6
Yadav K K Y.
IND
5780.7%
7
T. Arunachalam
IND
4010.5%
8
S. Arumugaraj
IND
2820.3%
9
U. Naroor M P M.
IND
2430.3%
10
C. Maruthan.
IND
2400.3%
11
S. Murugan
IND
2150.3%
12
M. Ramasubram.
IND
1000.1%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (234th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
37.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.5% · max 33.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
234th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
207th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
69th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
8 seats · 5 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.7%DMDK 26.6%OTH 9.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
Clarinda Church, Palayamkottai

Clarinda Church, Palayamkottai

⛪ChurchWikidata
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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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