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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 183 · 2016

Arantangi

Winner — 2016

RATHINASABHAPATHY E
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 45.2%INC 43.7%18 others 11.0%
Votes
69,905
45.2% share
Winning margin
2,291
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
72.1%
of 2,14,394

Arantangi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 2,291 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RATHINASABHAPATHY E
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
69,90545.2%
2
RAMACHANDRAN T
67,61443.7%
3
LOGANATHAN P
6,3414.1%
4
KULAM MOHAMED M
1,7411.1%
5
PUVIYARASAN A
IND
1,2380.8%
6
ARUL JUSTIN DIRAVIAM C
TMMK
1,1760.8%
7
GEMINI GANESAN M
IJK
9220.6%
8
SAKILA BANU A
8350.5%
9
NARASIMHAN H
IND
7940.5%
NOTA
NOTA
7750.5%
11
XAVIER A
7200.5%
12
SELVAM K
6260.4%
13
VENUGOPAL G
IND
5620.4%
14
SUBBURAMU A
IND
4610.3%
15
SETHU MADHAVAN K
IND
2220.1%
16
KUPPUSAMY S
IND
2050.1%
17
MUTHUPALANI P
IND
1360.1%
18
KANNAIYA K
IND
1210.1%
19
ABDUL JAFAAR S
IND
1190.1%
20
ATHMANATHAN P
IND
840.1%

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

Low turnout (206th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.2% · max 37.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
206th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
172nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 45.2%INC 43.7%OTH 10.5%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.05 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,18,345
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,644 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 7.1%Other 4.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.2%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation28.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel42.0%
Health insurance72.9%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️CashewGI🏺Engineering Products
🏛️

Soundararajaperumal Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Soundararajaperumal Temple

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Stone idols of Ganesa and Anjaneya

🏛️MonumentASI

Stone idols of Ganesa and Anjaneya

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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