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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 169 · 2016

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Winner — 2016

KAMARAJ. R
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 49.4%INC 39.0%13 others 11.6%
Votes
1,00,918
49.4% share
Winning margin
21,276
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
80.5%
of 2,53,606

A clear win with a 10.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMARAJ. R
ADMK
AIADMK-led
1,00,91849.4%
2
DURAIVELAN. S.M.B
INC
DMK-led
79,64239.0%
3
SUNDARAMOORTHY. G
CPM
DMK-led
11,3275.5%
4
ELAVARASAN. E
PMK
AIADMK-led
5,0602.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,1821.1%
6
ANBUSELVAM. S
NTK
1,8600.9%
7
MURUGAVEL. S
BSP
6200.3%
8
MOHAN. G
IND
5540.3%
9
BERNADSHAW. K
IND
5500.3%
10
VENGADASUBRAMANIAN. V
IND
4370.2%
11
SARAVANAN. R
IJK
3160.1%
12
SELVARAJ. R
IND
2770.1%
13
SETHUPATHI. S
IND
1540.1%
14
VIJAYAN. R
MMKA
1330.1%
15
PANASAI ARANGAN. K. N
IND
1240.1%

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 (128th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.0% · max 33.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
128th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
108th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 49.4%INC 39.0%CPM 5.5%OTH 4.9%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
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