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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 145 · 2016

Musiri

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Winner — 2016

SELVARASU M
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 52.3%INC 33.5%19 others 14.2%
Votes
89,398
52.3% share
Winning margin
32,087
18.8% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
80.4%
of 2,12,655

Musiri is a safe seat — SELVARASU M won by 18.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SELVARASU M
ADMK
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
89,39852.3%
2
VIJAYA BABU S
INC
57,31133.5%
3
RAJASEKARAN M
TMC(M)
8,5815.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,4851.4%
5
ASAITHAMBI E
NTK
2,4461.4%
6
RAGAVAN S
PMK
1,4230.8%
7
CHANDRASEKARAN T
IND
1,2580.7%
8
PALANIMUTHU M
BSP
1,1590.7%
9
HARIBASKAR K
KMDK
1,0630.6%
10
RAMAJAYAM T K
IND
8790.5%
11
SUNDARRASU M
IND
8410.5%
12
RAYADURAI K
IJK
8160.5%
13
BALAKRISHNAN M
AIFB
6630.4%
14
KARUNAKARAN A
IND
5050.3%
15
GOVINDASAMY R
IND
4850.3%
16
JAYASEELAN S
IND
4370.3%
17
RAMESH P
IND
3340.2%
18
CHANDRAVEL T
UCPI
2330.1%
19
KALAISELVAN K
TAVK
2170.1%
20
MURUGAN A
IND
2130.1%
21
CHELLAPERUMAL
NMK
1620.1%

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 (95th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 2.0% · max 41.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
95th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.32
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
22nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 52.3%INC 33.5%TMC(M) 5.0%OTH 7.7%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%

What's nearby?

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