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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2011

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Winner — 2011

VALARMATHI. B
ADMK· AIADMK-led Alliance
ADMK 50.6%DMK 44.9%14 others 4.6%
Votes
67,522
50.5% share
Winning margin
7,592
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
66.8%
of 2,00,020

A clear win with a 5.7% margin.

Seat history

0 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2006 vs 2011

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VALARMATHI. B
ADMK
AIADMK-led Alliance
67,52250.5%
2
HASAN MOHAMED JINNAH
DMK
59,93044.9%
3
PHOTO SIVA ALIAS SIVALINGAM. M
BJP
3,0982.3%
4
THIWAN MUHAMMEDU NAHIB
IJK
8490.6%
5
ARJUNAN. C
PB
4090.3%
6
JAYAPRAKASH. C
IND
3910.3%
7
BAHUJAN SAKTHI. S.E.
BSP
3190.2%
8
VALARMATHI. P
IND
2730.2%
9
RANI.S
IND
1500.1%
10
NACHIAPPAN. S.P.
IND
1240.1%
11
JEGANATHAN. M
IND
1130.1%
12
SUGENDRAN. S
IND
1030.1%
13
SUBRAMANI. N
IND
860.1%
14
SUDHAKAR. M
IND
800.1%
15
ARUMUGAM. R
IND
680.1%
16
THANGALINGAM. P
IND
520.0%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (164th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
164th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
14th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 50.5%DMK 44.9%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 Cr

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?

2 locations
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