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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2016

Royapuram

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Winner — 2016

JAYAKUMAR D
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 45.2%INC 38.6%16 others 16.2%
Votes
55,205
45.2% share
Winning margin
8,031
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
63.5%
of 1,92,283

A clear win with a 6.6% margin.

Seat history

3 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAYAKUMAR D
ADMK
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
55,20545.2%
2
MANOHAR R
INC
47,17438.6%
3
SYED RAFI BASHA H
SDPI
4,3453.6%
4
JEMELAA M R
BJP
BJP
3,5622.9%
5
BIJU CHACKO
TMC(M)
3,1912.6%
6
ANANDA RAJ B
NTK
2,3871.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,3481.9%
8
PERUMAL T S
PMK
2,1261.7%
9
SELVAN P
IND
3780.3%
10
VIJAYAVELMURUGAN T
IND
3640.3%
11
RUBALINGAM K
BSP
3000.3%
12
PURUSHOTHAMAN P P
IND
2820.2%
13
GANESH PRABHU P
IND
1380.1%
14
DHANASEKARAN G
IND
880.1%
15
DAVID K
IND
690.1%
16
RAJARAMAN N
IND
570.1%
17
SURESH T
IND
540.0%
18
SATHYANARAYANAN@VANNA I SATHYA
IND
490.0%

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

Low turnout (204th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.0% · max 41.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
204th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
139th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 45.2%INC 38.6%OTH 14.2%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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🏺Engineering and Auto components
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Old Town Wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Town Wall

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St. Peter's Church, Royapuram

St. Peter's Church, Royapuram

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