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Ottapidaram

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Winner — 2016

SUNDARARAJ.R
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 40.6%PT 40.3%11 others 19.2%
Votes
65,071
40.6% share
Winning margin
493
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
72.7%
of 2,20,737

Ottapidaram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 493 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNDARARAJ.R
ADMK
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
65,07140.6%
2
DR.KRISHNASAMY.K
PT
64,57840.3%
3
ARUMUGANAINAR.S
DMDK
14,1278.8%
4
SANTHANAKUMAR.A
BJP
BJP
5,9313.7%
5
MUTHUKRISHNAN.T
NTK
3,7922.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,6121.6%
7
MURUGAPERUMAL.R
PMK
1,0660.7%
8
POOVANI MURUGAN
IND
9710.6%
9
JEYARAMAN
IND
6220.4%
10
MURUGAN.G
IND
4960.3%
11
BALAKRISHNAN.A
IND
4070.3%
12
PAULRAJ.M
IND
4040.3%
13
PERUMAL.V
IND
3180.2%

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 (201st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.3% · max 29.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
201st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.62
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
84th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 40.6%PT 40.3%DMDK 8.8%OTH 8.7%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine Foods

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