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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 140 · 2011 by-elections

Tiruchirapalli (West)

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Winner — 2011 by-elections

Paranjothi M.
AIDMK
AIDMK 54.2%DMK 42.6%14 others 3.2%
Votes
69,029
54.2% share
Winning margin
14,684
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
16

A clear win with a 11.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Paranjothi M.
AIDMK
69,02954.2%
2
Nehru. K.N.
DMK
54,34542.6%
3
M.Sadiq. M
IJK
9060.7%
4
Kalasthri. S
UUK
6630.5%
5
Pushpa H. Raj.S
IND
4300.3%
6
John Lopez
IND
3950.3%
7
Suresh Kumar
LSP
3210.3%
8
Padmarajan Dr. K.
IND
2700.2%
9
Kajamydeen A.R.
IND
2430.2%
10
Vasudevan A.
IND
1900.1%
11
Ananda Selvan. N
IND
1510.1%
12
Ravi. P
IND
1510.1%
13
Ramesh. P.
IND
1050.1%
14
Kumar. R.
IND
890.1%
15
Selladurai. M.
IND
870.1%
16
Govindarajan. S
IND
580.1%

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

Average turnout (184th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.6% · max 46.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
184th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
33rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIDMK 54.2%DMK 42.6%OTH 3.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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