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Winner — 2016

BALARAMAN P
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 48.6%DMK 38.8%13 others 12.7%
Votes
95,979
48.6% share
Winning margin
19,336
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
78.9%
of 2,50,403

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history

1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2011 vs 2016

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALARAMAN P
ADMK
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
95,97948.6%
2
PARIMALAM K DOCTOR
DMK
76,64338.8%
3
PANDIAN A
PMK
9,5864.8%
4
SENTHIL KUMAR V
VCK
5,5662.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,2841.2%
6
GANESAN K
BJP
BJP
2,0671.1%
7
VINOTH BABU S
NTK
1,6200.8%
8
RAJA S
BSP
1,1520.6%
9
KOTTEESWARAN K
YSP
6960.3%
10
RUKUMANGADAN L
IND
6400.3%
11
DILLI BABU V
IND
5360.3%
12
SUDHAKARAN H
IND
3830.2%
13
ELAYARAJA R
IND
2130.1%
14
SRINIVASAN E
IND
1810.1%
15
SATHISH RAJA M
IND
1020.1%

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

Average turnout (60th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.7% · max 54.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
60th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
126th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 48.6%DMK 38.8%OTH 11.5%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%

What's nearby?

3 locations
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Dutch Cemetery

Dutch Cemetery

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Dutch Cemetery

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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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