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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 223 · 2016
Alangulam
Winner — 2016
DR. POONGOTHAI ALADI ARUNA
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 46.0%ADMK 43.5%11 others 10.5%
Votes
88,891
46.0% share
Winning margin
4,754
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
79.0%
of 2,44,588
A closely fought contest. DR. POONGOTHAI ALADI ARUNA won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. POONGOTHAI ALADI ARUNA | Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA) | 88,891 | 46.0% |
| 2 | HEPZI KARTHIKEYAN | 84,137 | 43.5% | |
| 3 | RAJENDRANATH | 7,784 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | S.V.ANBURAJ | BJP | 4,660 | 2.4% |
| 5 | R .VASANTHI RAMALINGAM | 2,495 | 1.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,089 | 1.1% |
| 7 | M.RAMAR | IND | 911 | 0.5% |
| 8 | P.GUNASEKARAN | 674 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | M.MURUGAN YADAV | IND | 630 | 0.3% |
| 10 | VAITHILINGAM | IND | 461 | 0.2% |
| 11 | S.PARTHIBARAJAN | 311 | 0.2% | |
| 12 | SHANMUGATHAI | IND | 157 | 0.1% |
| 13 | MURUGAN.V | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (131st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.2% · max 40.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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131st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.81
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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85th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 46.0%ADMK 43.5%OTH 9.4%NOTA 1.1%
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
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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.