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Avanashi

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Winner — 2016

DHANAPAL P
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 48.1%DMK 32.3%14 others 19.6%
Votes
93,366
48.1% share
Winning margin
30,674
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
77.8%
of 2,49,571

Avanashi is a safe seat — DHANAPAL P won by 15.8%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 2011 vs 2016

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHANAPAL P
ADMK
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
93,36648.1%
2
ANANDHAN E
DMK
62,69232.3%
3
ARUMUGAM M
CPI
15,0167.7%
4
PERUMAL C
BJP
BJP
8,0814.2%
5
PRAGATHEESWARAN B
KMDK
4,3732.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,5341.8%
7
SUMATHI P
NTK
1,5140.8%
8
MARIMUTHU K K
PMK
1,4800.8%
9
SAKTHIVEL M
BSP
7840.4%
10
RANGASAMY P
SHS
6710.3%
11
ARULMURUGAN R
IND
6220.3%
12
VADIVEL R
IND
5410.3%
13
SUBIRAMANIAM K
IDMMK
4660.2%
14
CHINNASAMY R
IND
4420.2%
15
DURAIVEERAN S
WPOI
2420.1%
16
GNANATHILAK P
TMMK
2380.1%

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

High turnout (33rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.4% · max 41.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
33rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.31
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
9th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 48.1%DMK 32.3%CPI 7.7%OTH 10.0%NOTA 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Motor Pumps
Pandava Graves

Pandava Graves

⭐Heritage SiteWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Muruganathasvami Temple

Muruganathasvami Temple

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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