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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 14 · 2016

Villivakkam

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Winner — 2016

B. RANGANATHAN
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 44.0%ADMK 37.7%16 others 18.3%
Votes
65,972
44.0% share
Winning margin
9,321
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
59.9%
of 2,50,657

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history

2 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B. RANGANATHAN
DMK
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
65,97244.0%
2
THADI M.RAJU
ADMK
56,65137.8%
3
T.PANDIYAN
DMDK
8,2345.5%
4
M.JAISHANKAR
BJP
BJP
6,4384.3%
5
G.V.SUBRAMANIYAN
PMK
4,1932.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,4092.3%
7
A.VAGAI VENTHAN
NTK
3,0022.0%
8
K.M.SUCHARITHA
YSP
9520.6%
9
A.PALANIVEL
BSP
3690.3%
10
S.RANJITHKUMAR
IND
2440.2%
11
J JAGADESH
VTK
1130.1%
12
B.MOHAMED IQBAL BASHA
IND
1110.1%
13
VILLIVAKKAM G.ASHOK KUMAR
IND
910.1%
14
R.K.RAVICHANDRAN
IND
800.1%
15
M.GUNASEKARAN
IND
710.1%
16
C.PANDIYAN
IND
660.0%
17
S.KANDASAMY
IND
520.0%
18
D.ELAVARASAN
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 (123rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 26.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
123rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
56th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 44.0%ADMK 37.8%DMDK 5.5%OTH 10.5%NOTA 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 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?

2 locations
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Villivakkam Amritavallith Thayar Udanurai Sowmya Damodara Perumal Temple

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