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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 149 · 2016
Ariyalur
Winner — 2016
RAJENDRAN. S
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 41.9%DMK 41.0%13 others 17.1%
Votes
88,523
41.9% share
Winning margin
2,043
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
84.9%
of 2,48,541
Ariyalur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 2,043 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDRAN. S | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 88,523 | 41.9% |
| 2 | SIVASANKAR. S.S | 86,480 | 41.0% | |
| 3 | JAYAVEL. RAMA | 13,599 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | THIRUMAVALAVAN. K | 13,529 | 6.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,896 | 0.9% |
| 6 | VIJAYAKUMAR. R | IND | 1,348 | 0.6% |
| 7 | BASKAR. C | IJK | 1,330 | 0.6% |
| 8 | MANIKKAM. T | 1,146 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | VEERAMANI. T | IND | 995 | 0.5% |
| 10 | SAVARIANANDHAM. V | 675 | 0.3% | |
| 11 | PAZHANIVEL. P | IND | 577 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SATHYASEELAN. A | 291 | 0.1% | |
| 13 | PADMANABAN. R | IND | 276 | 0.1% |
| 14 | MATHESHWARAN. T | VTIP | 231 | 0.1% |
| 15 | KRISHNA. K | IND | 182 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (69th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.0% · max 39.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
69th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
199th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 41.9%DMK 41.0%DMDK 6.4%PMK 6.4%OTH 3.3%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.25 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,65,223
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,756 km²
SC population31.0%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.2%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation22.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel75.1%
Health insurance75.5%
What's nearby?
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