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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 205 · 2016

Sivakasi

Winner — 2016

RAJENTHRABHALAJI K.T
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 43.7%INC 35.3%24 others 21.0%
Votes
76,734
43.7% share
Winning margin
14,748
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
73.9%
of 2,37,773

A clear win with a 8.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

26 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJENTHRABHALAJI K.T
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
76,73443.7%
2
SREERAJA C.
61,98635.3%
3
SUDHAKARAN R
17,3799.9%
4
PARRATHASHAARATHI A.G
BJP
6,1893.5%
5
BABU T.
3,2451.9%
NOTA
NOTA
2,7041.5%
7
THILAGABAMA M.
1,3500.8%
8
THANESWARAN S
IND
1,2350.7%
9
MAHARAJAN V
9810.6%
10
PONRAJ S.
IND
5990.3%
11
UTHIRAKUMAR M.
MMKA
5720.3%
12
MANMATHAN M.
IND
4250.2%
13
THANGARAJ S
IND
3230.2%
14
VAIRAMUTHU K.S.
3060.2%
15
SATHYARAJ P.
IND
2380.1%
16
JEEVANANTHAM G.
1950.1%
17
GANESAN R
IND
1750.1%
18
LINGAM S.
IND
1680.1%
19
SRINIVASAN A.
1370.1%
20
RAJAMURUGAN K.H.
IND
1320.1%
21
THIYAGARAJA ALIAS YOGA NADAR P.I.D
IND
1240.1%
22
RADHAKRISHNAN V.
IND
1140.1%
23
SELVAM K.P.
IND
1060.1%
24
SARAVANARAJ T.
TAVK
1040.1%
25
MUTHURAMALINGAM G
IND
940.1%
26
MADHAVAN P
IND
870.1%

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

Average turnout (149th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.8% · max 24.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
149th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.50
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
58th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 43.7%INC 35.3%DMDK 9.9%OTH 9.6%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,42,288
Density
458 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,241 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity93.7%
Sanitation30.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Clean cooking fuel90.5%
Health insurance51.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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