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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 222 · 2016
Tenkasi
Winner — 2016
SELVAMOHANDAS PANDIAN S
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 42.6%INC 42.4%10 others 15.1%
Votes
86,339
42.6% share
Winning margin
462
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
76.9%
of 2,63,584
Tenkasi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 462 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SELVAMOHANDAS PANDIAN S | AIADMK-led | 86,339 | 42.6% |
| 2 | PALANI NADAR S | DMK-led | 85,877 | 42.4% |
| 3 | SELVI B | BJP | 11,716 | 5.8% |
| 4 | CHARLES N.D.S | TMC(M) | 7,324 | 3.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,391 | 1.7% |
| 6 | MUTHUKUMAR C | 2,898 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | MADASAMY A | IND | 1,621 | 0.8% |
| 8 | SEETHARAMAN P | AIADMK-led | 1,222 | 0.6% |
| 9 | PERIYA DURAI P | 885 | 0.4% | |
| 10 | UTHAMI K | IND | 562 | 0.3% |
| 11 | CHELLADURAI T | TMMK | 489 | 0.2% |
| 12 | REEGANKUMAR M | IND | 451 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (168th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.2% · max 49.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
168th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.79
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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190th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 42.6%INC 42.4%BJP 5.8%OTH 7.6%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.