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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 135 · 2016

Karur

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Winner — 2016

VIJAYABHASKAR .M.R
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 43.9%INC 43.6%21 others 12.5%
Votes
81,936
43.9% share
Winning margin
441
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
80.5%
of 2,32,072

Karur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 441 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAYABHASKAR .M.R
ADMK
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
81,93643.9%
2
SUBRAMANIAN .BANK .K
INC
81,49543.6%
3
RAVI .A
DMDK
6,4913.5%
4
SIVASAAMI .K
BJP
BJP
3,9952.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,5951.9%
6
NANMAARAN .SELVA
NTK
2,9681.6%
7
SHANMUGAM .M
KMDK
1,5520.8%
8
MURUGESAN .M
PMK
1,3760.7%
9
IMTHIYAZ RIZVI .N
GMI
4210.2%
10
BOOPATHI .R
BSP
4130.2%
11
RAJADURAI .P
IND
3600.2%
12
VIJAY .J
IND
3580.2%
13
SARAVANAN .R
IND
3440.2%
14
SUBRAMANI .K
IND
3040.2%
15
CHAKRAVARTHY.S
IND
1980.1%
16
ULAGANATHAN .T
IND
1490.1%
17
VENKATACHALAM .P
IND
1430.1%
18
MAHENDRAN .T
IND
1400.1%
19
SARAVANAN .R
IND
1400.1%
20
VINOTHKUMAR .G
IND
1240.1%
21
RAJENDIRAN .M
IND
1190.1%
22
VELUSAMY .S.M
GPI
1090.1%
23
ARUMUGAM .S.K
IND
830.0%

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

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.2% · max 41.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
1st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
206th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 43.9%INC 43.6%OTH 10.6%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,64,493
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 5.0%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water87.0%
Electricity92.0%
Sanitation41.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated82.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.0%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance74.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Amaravathy river bed

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