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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 202 · 2011

Rajapalayam

Winner — 2011

K.GOPALSAMY
ADMK· AIADMK-led Alliance
ADMK 53.8%DMK 39.4%13 others 6.8%
Votes
80,125
53.8% share
Winning margin
21,432
14.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
80.2%
of 1,85,596

A clear win with a 14.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.GOPALSAMY
AIADMK-led Alliance
80,12553.8%
2
S.THANGAPANDIAN
58,69339.4%
3
N.S.RAMAKRISHNAN
5,4283.6%
4
V.MURUGAN
IND
7360.5%
5
A.JAKIR HUSSIAN
IND
7010.5%
6
J.JOSEPH CHELLAPPAH
IND
6720.5%
7
S.MANIVASAGAM
6250.4%
8
R.SURIA MAHARAJA
IND
5700.4%
9
K.DHARMALINGAM
IND
3020.2%
10
M.MANMADHAN
IND
2780.2%
11
P.AYYANAR
IND
2130.1%
12
P.SARAVANAN
IND
2020.1%
13
K.NEERATHILINGAM
IND
1660.1%
14
V.SELVARAJ
IND
1110.1%
15
B.KULANTHAIVEL
IND
1030.1%

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

Average turnout (142nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.4% · max 29.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
142nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.75
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
104th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 53.8%DMK 39.4%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,42,288
Density
458 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,241 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity93.7%
Sanitation30.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Clean cooking fuel90.5%
Health insurance51.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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