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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 189 · 2016

Madurai East

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Winner — 2016

MOORTHY P
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 50.6%ADMK 35.3%18 others 14.0%
Votes
1,08,569
50.6% share
Winning margin
32,772
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
74.8%
of 2,86,766

Madurai East is a safe seat — MOORTHY P won by 15.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOORTHY P
DMK
DMK-led
1,08,56950.6%
2
P PANDI
ADMK
AIADMK-led
75,79735.3%
3
KALITHASAN P.
CPI
DMK-led
11,5995.4%
4
SUSEENDRAN M
BJP
BJP
6,1812.9%
5
SENGANNAN
NTK
3,2961.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,2461.5%
7
ALAGURAJA
PMK
AIADMK-led
1,1130.5%
8
RAJARAM.S
IND
8700.4%
9
MARICHAMY.S
IND
7630.4%
10
AYANNAR S
TMMK
5690.3%
11
K.SELVAKUMAR
GOKMK
4070.2%
12
RADHA T
BSP
4020.2%
13
RAMAMOORTHI.S
IND
2890.1%
14
RAGHAVAN.C
IND
2650.1%
15
BALAMURUGAN.K
ETMK
2400.1%
16
THIRUVENKADAM .S
RTRJP
2100.1%
17
RAVICHANDRAN.B
IND
1940.1%
18
KANNAN.M
SASAP
1630.1%
19
PANDI.C
IND
1530.1%
20
THATHUPERUMAL.C
YSP
1470.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (197th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.1% · max 43.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
197th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
89th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 50.6%ADMK 35.3%CPI 5.4%OTH 7.1%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Yanaimalai

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