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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 192 · 2016

Madurai South

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Winner — 2016

SARAVANAN .S.S.
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 42.8%DMK 26.5%11 others 30.7%
Votes
62,683
42.8% share
Winning margin
23,763
16.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
66.8%
of 2,19,349

Madurai South is a safe seat — SARAVANAN .S.S. won by 16.2%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SARAVANAN .S.S.
ADMK
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
62,68342.8%
2
BALACHANDRAN .M
DMK
38,92026.6%
3
BOOMINATHAN. M
MDMK
19,44313.3%
4
MAHALAKSHMI .A.R
BJP
BJP
16,06911.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,9182.0%
6
VIJAYAKUMAR. B
NTK
2,5941.8%
7
NAJIMA BEGUM .S
SDP
2,2101.5%
8
MARI SELVAM. S
PMK
8640.6%
9
MUJEEB RAHUMAN. A
IND
2670.2%
10
MAHALAKSHMI .N.K
IND
1940.1%
11
GANESAN .U
UCPI
1770.1%
12
MAHALAKSHMI .A.G
IND
1580.1%
13
ANUSHIYASREE. M
IND
1140.1%

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 (214th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 0.5% · max 40.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
214th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
185th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
90th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 42.8%DMK 26.6%MDMK 13.3%BJP 11.0%OTH 4.5%NOTA 2.0%

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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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ready Made Garments
Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal

Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal

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