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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 168 · 2016

Thiruvarur

Winner — 2016

KARUNANIDHI .M
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 61.7%ADMK 27.0%14 others 11.3%
Votes
1,21,473
61.7% share
Winning margin
68,366
34.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
77.7%
of 2,53,227

Thiruvarur is a safe seat — KARUNANIDHI .M won by 34.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARUNANIDHI .M
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
1,21,47361.7%
2
PANNERSELVAM .R
53,10727.0%
3
MASILAMANI .P.S
13,1586.7%
NOTA
NOTA
2,1771.1%
5
SIVAKUMAR .R
1,7870.9%
6
CHANDRASEKAR .THENDRAL
1,4270.7%
7
RENGADASS .N
BJP
1,2540.6%
8
PADMANABAN .M
5910.3%
9
MEENACHI SUNDARAM .V
IND
4810.2%
10
SARAVANAN .S
IND
3490.2%
11
GANASAN .S
TMMK
2810.1%
12
RAJENDRAN .S
IND
2000.1%
13
PANNERSELVAM .ANR
IND
1980.1%
14
DEVAKUMAR .D
IND
1480.1%
15
SUBASH BABU .M
AUK
920.1%
16
SELVARAJ .T
IND
720.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (163rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
34.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 37.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
163rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
127th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 61.7%ADMK 27.0%CPI 6.7%OTH 3.5%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,277
Density
556 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,274 km²
SC population34.1%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Muslim 7.6%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water74.5%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation39.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.1%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance75.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agricultural Products

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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