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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 165 · 2016
Vedaranyam
Winner — 2016
MANIAN.O.S
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 41.4%INC 25.8%10 others 32.8%
Votes
60,836
41.4% share
Winning margin
22,998
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
81.4%
of 1,80,294
Vedaranyam is a safe seat — MANIAN.O.S won by 15.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANIAN.O.S | AIADMK-led | 60,836 | 41.4% |
| 2 | RAJENDIRAN.P.V | DMK-led | 37,838 | 25.8% |
| 3 | VETHARATHINAM.S.K | BJP | 37,086 | 25.3% |
| 4 | VAIRAVANATHAN.T | 4,594 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | USHA KANNAN | AIADMK-led | 2,081 | 1.4% |
| 6 | RAJENDRAN.K | 1,386 | 0.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,206 | 0.8% |
| 8 | MURUGAVELU.S | 695 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | VEERAKUMAR.V | IND | 520 | 0.3% |
| 10 | RAMAMURTHY.R | IND | 205 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SUSILA.N | TAVK | 179 | 0.1% |
| 12 | KASINATHAN.P.C | IND | 177 | 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 (126th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 4.5% · max 44.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
126th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.39
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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153rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 41.4%INC 25.8%BJP 25.3%OTH 6.7%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,16,450
Density
629 / km²
Sex ratio
1025 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population31.5%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water64.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated93.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)24.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance70.9%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.