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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 13 · 2011

Kolathur

Winner — 2011

STALIN M.K.
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 48.4%ADMK 46.4%25 others 5.2%
Votes
68,677
48.4% share
Winning margin
2,734
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
27
Turnout
68.3%
of 2,08,018

Kolathur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 2,734 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

27 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
STALIN M.K.
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
68,67748.4%
2
SADAI.SA. DURAISAMY
65,94346.4%
3
ARMSTRONG K.
4,0042.8%
4
SHANKAR K.P.M.
IND
7780.6%
5
ASHOK KUMAR S.
LSP
5020.3%
6
SIVAKUMAR M.
IJK
2850.2%
7
SARAVANAN S.P
IND
1930.1%
8
SURIYA NARAYANAN D
IND
1870.1%
9
SURESH D
IND
1850.1%
10
JAYARAMARAJ T
IND
1600.1%
11
SIVASUBRAMANI S.
IND
1570.1%
12
PADMARAJAN K.
IND
1140.1%
13
VENKATARAMANI K
IND
890.1%
14
ATICK YEZDON A.S.
830.1%
15
CHARAVANAN M.P.
IND
720.1%
16
AZHAGESAN S
IND
670.1%
17
JAYASEELAN A.
IND
660.1%
18
VENUGOPAL M
IND
560.0%
19
NARAYANARAO V.S.
IND
550.0%
20
RAVI KUMAR T
IND
540.0%
21
GOPI K.S.
IND
530.0%
22
KANDASAMY S.
IND
510.0%
23
GANESAN P.
IND
500.0%
24
MURALI VINODH M.
IND
410.0%
25
KALAI ARASAN M.
IND
410.0%
26
RAMESH D.
IND
340.0%
27
RAGHU V.M.
IND
310.0%

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

Average turnout (116th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.1% · max 43.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
116th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
228th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
62nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 48.4%ADMK 46.4%OTH 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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