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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 125 · 2016

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Winner — 2016

RADHAKRISHNAN. K
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 44.7%DMK 41.6%8 others 13.7%
Votes
81,817
44.7% share
Winning margin
5,687
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
73.6%
of 2,48,679

A closely fought contest. RADHAKRISHNAN. K won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RADHAKRISHNAN. K
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
81,81744.7%
2
MUTHU. MU. KA
76,13041.6%
3
KANDHASAMY. U.K.P.N
BJP
7,3394.0%
4
GANESHKUMAR.S
7,0903.9%
5
RAGUPATHI RAGHAVAN. C
KMDK
3,5621.9%
NOTA
NOTA
3,3061.8%
7
DURAISAMY.P
1,9751.1%
8
VELUSAMY.P
8220.5%
9
PRABHU.D
IND
4450.2%
10
AMSAVENI.R
IND
4310.2%

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.

Average turnout (99th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.1% · max 39.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
99th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
32nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 44.7%DMK 41.6%OTH 11.8%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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Motor Pumps

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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