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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 168 · 2011

Thiruvarur

Winner — 2011

KARUNANIDHI. M
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 63.0%ADMK 33.9%10 others 3.1%
Votes
1,09,014
63.0% share
Winning margin
50,249
29.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
82.6%
of 2,09,530

Thiruvarur is a safe seat — KARUNANIDHI. M won by 29.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARUNANIDHI. M
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
1,09,01463.0%
2
RAJENDRAN. M
58,76533.9%
3
SRIRAMACHANDRAN PN
IND
1,7411.0%
4
PINGALAN R
1,2630.7%
5
MUTHARASAN. S
IND
7370.4%
6
RAMESHKUMAR . R
IJK
3570.2%
7
RAMASAMI @ TRAFFIC RAMASAMI. K.R
IND
3510.2%
8
SIVA ELANGO
MSK
2810.2%
9
THOOTHAISELVAM. M
IND
2550.1%
10
JAYARAMAN. T
1890.1%
11
ANBAZHAGAN T
IND
1110.1%
12
ANANDARAJ. S
IND
950.1%

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

Average turnout (163rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
29.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 37.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
163rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
127th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 63.0%ADMK 33.9%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,277
Density
556 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,274 km²
SC population34.1%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Muslim 7.6%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water74.5%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation39.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.1%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance75.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agricultural Products

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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