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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 185 · 2016

Tiruppattur

Winner — 2016

PERIAKARUPPAN KR
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 55.7%ADMK 34.6%17 others 9.7%
Votes
1,10,719
55.7% share
Winning margin
42,004
21.1% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
74.1%
of 2,68,126

Tiruppattur is a safe seat — PERIAKARUPPAN KR won by 21.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PERIAKARUPPAN KR
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
1,10,71955.7%
2
ASOKAN KR
68,71534.6%
3
SATHIAH N
7,3803.7%
4
ASAISELVAN
2,8011.4%
NOTA
NOTA
1,9391.0%
6
MUTHUSAMY M
IND
1,4430.7%
7
ANTONY LAWRANCE I
IJK
1,1280.6%
8
PERIYAKARUPPAN KR
IND
1,0400.5%
9
NELLIYAN C
IND
7260.4%
10
ALAGAPPAN PL
7060.4%
11
VIJAYASENTHIL C
4710.2%
12
CHITRA DEVI V
IND
2930.1%
13
PALANIAPPAN KR
IND
2720.1%
14
RENUKA M
IND
2220.1%
15
PALANIVELU A
TMMK
2020.1%
16
VIJAYAMURUGAN S
GMI
2010.1%
17
ALHAGAN C
1660.1%
18
GUNASEKARAN P
IND
1540.1%
19
ASHOKAN T
IND
1120.1%

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

Low turnout (217th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.0% · max 46.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
217th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
169th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
155th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 55.7%ADMK 34.6%OTH 8.7%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,39,101
Density
316 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,233 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.6%Christian 5.6%Muslim 5.5%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.9%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation40.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.5%
Women literate85.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.2%
Health insurance67.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
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Boulder stone bed and Brahmi inscriptions on the hill and rock cut temples with inscriptions at the…

Boulder stone bed and Brahmi inscriptions on the hill and rock cut temples with inscriptions at the…

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Boulder stone bed and Brahmi inscriptions on the hill and rock cut temples with inscriptions at the foot of the hill

Boulder stone bed and Brahmi inscriptions on the hill and rock cut temples with inscriptions at the…

Boulder stone bed and Brahmi inscriptions on the hill and rock cut temples with inscriptions at the…

🏛️MonumentASI

Boulder stone bed and Brahmi inscriptions on the hill and rock cut temples with inscriptions at the foot of the hill

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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