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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 115 · 2016

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Winner — 2016

NATARAJAN. A
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 47.0%DMK 33.5%11 others 19.5%
Votes
1,11,866
47.0% share
Winning margin
32,174
13.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
71.7%
of 3,31,995

A clear win with a 13.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NATARAJAN. A
ADMK
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1,11,86647.0%
2
KRISHNAMOORTHY. S
DMK
79,69233.5%
3
MUTHURATHINAM. K
MDMK
14,8416.2%
4
THANGARAJ. S
BJP
BJP
13,1275.5%
5
RAJENDRAN. C
KMDK
6,5722.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,9041.6%
7
VELUSAMY. T
NTK
2,9111.2%
8
KUMAR. S
PMK
2,2921.0%
9
NATARAJ.G
IND
1,5470.7%
10
PARAMESWARAN.K
IND
5790.2%
11
SUDALAIMANI.M
GMI
2220.1%
12
SATHISH KUMAR. L
SP
2120.1%
13
CHINNAN. G
GPI
2010.1%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (39th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 3.3% · max 39.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
39th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
68th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 47.0%DMK 33.5%MDMK 6.2%BJP 5.5%OTH 6.1%NOTA 1.6%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Motor Pumps

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