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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 13 · 2016

Kolathur

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Winner — 2016

STALIN.M.K
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 54.2%ADMK 31.8%23 others 13.9%
Votes
91,303
54.3% share
Winning margin
37,730
22.4% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
64.8%
of 2,59,843

Kolathur is a safe seat — STALIN.M.K won by 22.4%.

Seat history

4 of 24 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2011 vs 2016

All Candidates

25 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
STALIN.M.K
DMK
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
91,30354.3%
2
PRABHAKAR.J.C.D
ADMK
53,57331.8%
3
MATHIVANAN.P
DMDK
6,2763.7%
4
RAGHAVAN.K.T
BJP
BJP
5,2893.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,5542.1%
6
GOPAL.S
PMK
3,0221.8%
7
XAVIER FELIX.S
NTK
2,8271.7%
8
SHAJINI.M
IND
5250.3%
9
VELAN.C
BSP
4380.3%
10
ASHOK KUMAR.S
VTIP
2560.1%
11
SIVASHANKAR.R
IND
2020.1%
12
SEETHA MALLAR
IND
2010.1%
13
PRAKASH.M
IND
1270.1%
14
SATHYANARAYANAN.G
YSP
1120.1%
15
STALINKUMAR.A
IND
830.1%
16
VIJAYAKUMARI.V
RPI(A)
650.0%
17
ARAVIND.A
IND
620.0%
18
VASANTHA KUMAR.M
VBMP
600.0%
19
MOHANRAJ.J
JJ
600.0%
20
RAGAVANAYAGAM.G
IND
590.0%
21
KARTHICK.S
IND
510.0%
22
CHARAVANAN.M.P
IND
480.0%
23
MURALI VINODH.M
IND
420.0%
24
DEVAKUMARAN.A
IND
370.0%
25
SUBBIAH.J
IND
360.0%

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

Average turnout (116th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.1% · max 43.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
116th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
228th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
62nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 54.3%ADMK 31.8%OTH 11.8%NOTA 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/24

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
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Q135164470

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