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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 87 · 2011

Sankari

Winner — 2011

VIJAYALAKSHMI PALANISAMY.P
ADMK· AIADMK-led Alliance
ADMK 57.1%DMK 38.1%12 others 4.8%
Votes
1,05,502
57.1% share
Winning margin
35,079
19.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
86.1%
of 2,14,637

Sankari is a safe seat — VIJAYALAKSHMI PALANISAMY.P won by 19.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAYALAKSHMI PALANISAMY.P
AIADMK-led Alliance
1,05,50257.1%
2
VEERAPANDI S.ARUMUGAM
70,42338.1%
3
BOOPATHY.M
IND
1,1940.7%
4
NATARAJAN.P
1,1270.6%
5
VENKADACHALAM.S.K.
IND
1,1030.6%
6
MOHANKUMAR.M
IJK
1,0950.6%
7
PUSHPARAJ.K
IND
8510.5%
8
SANA ULLAKHAN.B
8440.5%
9
SAKTHIVEL.S
IND
5510.3%
10
SARAVANAN.K
IND
5370.3%
11
MADHU.M
IND
5090.3%
12
ELANGO.M
IND
4030.2%
13
DINESHKUMAR.C
IND
3830.2%
14
CHANDRAN.M
IND
3370.2%

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

High turnout (5th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 3.3% · max 55.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
5th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
186th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 57.1%DMK 38.1%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Salem SilkGI🏺Silver Jewellery
🏛️

Fort and Temples on the hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort and Temples on the hill

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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