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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 197 · 2016

Usilampatti

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Winner — 2016

NEETHIPATHI P
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 52.9%DMK 36.5%14 others 10.6%
Votes
1,06,349
52.9% share
Winning margin
32,906
16.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
74.7%
of 2,69,244

Usilampatti is a safe seat — NEETHIPATHI P won by 16.4%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NEETHIPATHI P
ADMK
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1,06,34952.9%
2
ILAMAKEZHAN.K
DMK
73,44336.5%
3
BASKARA SETHUPATHY.A
MDMK
7,0793.5%
4
KATHIRAVAN P.V
AIFB
5,1362.5%
5
SANGLI.M
BJP
BJP
2,8601.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,6720.8%
7
IYNDHU KOVILAN.G
NTK
1,4370.7%
8
MAHENDRAN M
BSP
9390.5%
9
MURUGAN.T
PMK
6190.3%
10
NETHAJI C
IND
4570.2%
11
JEYAKUMAR S
TMMK
2550.1%
12
NAGAMANI N
IND
2540.1%
13
RAJUTHEVAR M
IND
2430.1%
14
THANGAM A
IND
1990.1%
15
RANJITHAM P
LJP
960.1%
16
SENTHIL MURUGAN S
IND
880.0%

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

Average turnout (161st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.1% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
161st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.03
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
176th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 52.9%DMK 36.5%OTH 9.8%NOTA 0.8%

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?

2 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ready Made Garments
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Cave in Sittharmalai

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Cave in Sittharmalai

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Jain statues, rock inscriptions and Panchapandava beds on the hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Jain statues, rock inscriptions and Panchapandava beds on the hill

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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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