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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 218 · 2016

Kovilpatti

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Winner — 2016

C. KADAMBUR RAJU
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 39.0%DMK 38.7%11 others 22.3%
Votes
64,514
39.0% share
Winning margin
428
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
66.7%
of 2,48,279

Kovilpatti was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 428 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C. KADAMBUR RAJU
ADMK
AIADMK-led
64,51439.0%
2
A.SUBRAMANIAN
DMK
DMK-led
64,08638.7%
3
VINAYAKA RAMESH
MDMK
DMK-led
28,51217.2%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,3501.4%
5
T. MUTHU MARI
NTK
2,0701.3%
6
G. RAMACHANDIRAN
PMK
AIADMK-led
1,0750.7%
7
M. RAVIKUMAR
TMMK
8260.5%
8
T.S.K. MUTHURAJ
BSP
7090.4%
9
S.A. SUBBURAJ
IND
3880.2%
10
A. VEILUMUTHUPANDIAN
IND
3830.2%
11
R. MURUGESAN
AIFB
2550.1%
12
S. SEETHARAMAN
IND
2280.1%
13
V.G. RADHAKRISHNAN
ABHM
2110.1%

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

Low turnout (202nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.3% · max 30.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
202nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
178th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 39.0%DMK 38.7%MDMK 17.2%OTH 3.7%NOTA 1.4%

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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine Foods
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Kalugumalai

⭐Heritage SiteWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Kalugasalamoorthy Temple

Kalugasalamoorthy Temple

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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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