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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 173 · 2016
Thiruvaiyaru
Winner — 2016
DURAI.CHANDRASEKARAN
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 49.3%ADMK 42.2%8 others 8.5%
Votes
1,00,043
49.3% share
Winning margin
14,343
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
81.8%
of 2,48,086
A clear win with a 7.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURAI.CHANDRASEKARAN | Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA) | 1,00,043 | 49.3% |
| 2 | M.G.M.SUBRAMANIAN | 85,700 | 42.2% | |
| 3 | V.JEEVAKUMAR | 8,604 | 4.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,987 | 1.0% |
| 5 | K.R.SHANMUGHAM | 1,806 | 0.9% | |
| 6 | R.KANAKARAJ | 1,571 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | T.KAMARAJ | TMMK | 1,161 | 0.6% |
| 8 | S.SIMIYON XAVIER RAJ | IJK | 1,072 | 0.5% |
| 9 | A.MOHANRAJ | IND | 566 | 0.3% |
| 10 | R.RAJKUMAR | IND | 520 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (137th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 3.4% · max 33.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
137th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
94th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.3%ADMK 42.2%OTH 7.5%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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.