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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 108 · 2016
Udhagamandalam
Winner — 2016
GANESH R.
INC· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
INC 48.3%ADMK 40.9%9 others 10.8%
Votes
67,747
48.3% share
Winning margin
10,418
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
69.1%
of 2,02,898
A clear win with a 7.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANESH R. | DMK-led | 67,747 | 48.3% |
| 2 | VINOTH | AIADMK-led | 57,329 | 40.9% |
| 3 | RAMAN | BJP | 5,818 | 4.2% |
| 4 | KING NARCISSUS K. | 3,111 | 2.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,912 | 2.1% |
| 6 | BALRAJ M. | AIADMK-led | 781 | 0.6% |
| 7 | JAGAN R. | 748 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | SUBRAMANI N. | GMI | 554 | 0.4% |
| 9 | JALAL ALI S. | IDMMK | 427 | 0.3% |
| 10 | MANOGARAN B. | IND | 388 | 0.3% |
| 11 | VENUGOPAL D. | IND | 340 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (211th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.7% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
211th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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1st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.3%ADMK 40.9%OTH 8.7%NOTA 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,35,394
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
1042 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,565 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Christian 11.5%Muslim 10.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.0%
Electricity90.6%
Sanitation51.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate89.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel81.5%
Health insurance74.5%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Nilgiri Tea (Orthodox)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.