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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 86 · 2011
Edapadi
Winner — 2011
PALANISWAMI.K
ADMK· AIADMK-led Alliance
ADMK 56.4%PMK 37.7%7 others 6.0%
Votes
1,04,586
56.4% share
Winning margin
34,738
18.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
85.5%
of 2,17,074
Edapadi is a safe seat — PALANISWAMI.K won by 18.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALANISWAMI.K | AIADMK-led Alliance | 1,04,586 | 56.4% |
| 2 | KARTHE.M | 69,848 | 37.7% | |
| 3 | VENKATESAN.M | IJK | 3,638 | 2.0% |
| 4 | PURUSOTHAMAN.N.R | IND | 1,924 | 1.0% |
| 5 | THANGARAJ.B | 1,901 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | MUTHURAJ.M | IND | 1,899 | 1.0% |
| 7 | GNANAMANI.A | IND | 755 | 0.4% |
| 8 | ARAVGIRI.G | IND | 530 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SIVAKUMAR.S | IND | 413 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (7th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.6% · min 2.7% · max 40.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
7th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
233rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
40th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 56.4%PMK 37.7%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.