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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2016

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Winner — 2016

SELVAM KU. KA
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 43.3%ADMK 37.1%21 others 19.5%
Votes
61,726
43.4% share
Winning margin
8,829
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
60.4%
of 2,35,724

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history

2 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2011 vs 2016

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SELVAM KU. KA
DMK
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
61,72643.4%
2
VALARMATHI B
ADMK
52,89737.1%
3
SHIVALINGAM M
BJP
BJP
8,5166.0%
4
AMBIGAPATHY C
MDMK
7,8055.5%
5
RANGAN V
PMK
3,9682.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,6332.5%
7
MURUGESAN
NTK
2,0751.5%
8
ELANGO M
YSP
5060.4%
9
JAFFER SADIK J
IND
1840.1%
10
DHANANJAYAN T S
IND
1740.1%
11
MOGAN KUMAR S P
IND
1430.1%
12
MURUGAN S
IND
1410.1%
13
SELVAM R
IND
1210.1%
14
ARUNTHATHI RAMACHANDRAN
IND
930.1%
15
SELVAM P
IND
680.1%
16
MANIKANDAN A
IND
610.0%
17
KUMAR K
IND
560.0%
18
RAMESH A
IND
500.0%
19
SANTHAKUMAR K
IND
400.0%
20
SELVAM T
IND
390.0%
21
IYYANAR C
IND
380.0%
22
GOKULAKRISHNAN E
IND
350.0%
23
KARTHIK D
IND
340.0%

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 (164th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
164th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
14th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 43.4%ADMK 37.1%BJP 6.0%MDMK 5.5%OTH 5.5%NOTA 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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