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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 170 · 2016Reserved (SC)
Thiruvidamarudur
Winner — 2016
CHEZHIAAN.GOVI
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 41.9%ADMK 41.6%10 others 16.4%
Votes
77,538
41.9% share
Winning margin
532
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
79.0%
of 2,34,108
Thiruvidamarudur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 532 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHEZHIAAN.GOVI | Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA) | 77,538 | 41.9% |
| 2 | SETTU.U | 77,006 | 41.6% | |
| 3 | MADAHAIYAN.R.S | 13,709 | 7.4% | |
| 4 | VIVEKANANDAN.S | 10,622 | 5.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,899 | 1.0% |
| 6 | SULOCHANADEVI.R | 1,437 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | VASUDEVAN.S | BJP | 1,321 | 0.7% |
| 8 | MADHAN.A | 539 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | MANOHARAN.G | IND | 495 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SENTHIL KUMAR.R | IND | 142 | 0.1% |
| 11 | UTHIRAPATHI.G | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 12 | INDRA.U | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (191st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.3% · max 27.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
191st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
146th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 41.9%ADMK 41.6%PMK 7.4%VCK 5.7%OTH 2.3%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom
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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.