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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 159 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Kattumannarkoil
Winner — 2016
MURUGUMARAN.N
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 29.3%VCK 29.3%9 others 41.4%
Votes
48,450
29.3% share
Winning margin
87
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
77.9%
of 2,12,053
Kattumannarkoil was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 87 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.70 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MURUGUMARAN.N | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 48,450 | 29.3% |
| 2 | THIRUMAAVALAVAN.THOL | 48,363 | 29.3% | |
| 3 | MANIRATHINEM. DR .K.I | 37,346 | 22.6% | |
| 4 | SOZHAN.ANBU | 25,890 | 15.7% | |
| 5 | ANBALAGAN.K | IND | 1,360 | 0.8% |
| 6 | JAYASRI.E | 1,055 | 0.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,025 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SARAVANAN.S.P | BJP | 822 | 0.5% |
| 9 | KALAIVANAN.S | 380 | 0.2% | |
| 10 | THIRUMAVALAVAN.T | IND | 289 | 0.2% |
| 11 | RAVICHANDRAN.R | IND | 206 | 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 (169th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.1% · max 48.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
169th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
207th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 29.3%VCK 29.3%INC 22.6%PMK 15.7%OTH 2.5%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.70 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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