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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 175 · 2016

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Winner — 2016

RAMCHANDRAN. M
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 46.9%ADMK 44.8%11 others 8.3%
Votes
84,378
46.9% share
Winning margin
3,645
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
79.9%
of 2,25,366

A closely fought contest. RAMCHANDRAN. M won with a 2.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMCHANDRAN. M
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
84,37846.9%
2
VAITHILINGAM. R
80,73344.9%
3
RAMANATHAN. P. DR
6,3513.5%
4
KANDHASAMY. M
1,8911.1%
NOTA
NOTA
1,8821.1%
6
SARAVANA IYYAPPAN. M
1,4440.8%
7
KESAVAN. T
BJP
1,0030.6%
8
JAYAPAL. A
7390.4%
9
GOPURAJ. M
IND
5080.3%
10
BASKARAN. R
IND
4460.3%
11
MADHAVAN. T
IND
2970.2%
12
RAJA. K
TMMK
2320.1%
13
THANGARAJ. D
PPIS
1190.1%

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

Average turnout (166th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.9% · max 20.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
166th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
171st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 46.9%ADMK 44.9%OTH 7.2%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
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?

SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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