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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 226 · 2016

Palayamcottai

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Winner — 2016

MOHIDEEN KHANT.P.M
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 43.6%ADMK 33.4%13 others 23.0%
Votes
67,463
43.6% share
Winning margin
15,872
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
61.0%
of 2,53,520

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHIDEEN KHANT.P.M
DMK
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
67,46343.6%
2
HYDER ALI S.K.A
ADMK
51,59133.4%
3
NIZAM MOHIDEEN K.M.A
MDMK
12,5938.1%
4
NIRMAL SINGH YADAV .M
BJP
BJP
7,0634.6%
5
SHAHUL HAMEED K.S
SDPI
7,0084.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,9471.9%
7
ARUMUGA NAINAR .S
NTK
2,5921.7%
8
NISHTHAR ALI .S
PMK
1,3150.8%
9
KANNAN .P
TMMK
5170.3%
10
ANSAR .M
IND
4790.3%
11
SUBRAMANIAN .S
IND
3340.2%
12
PHINEHAS RATHINAM .P
IND
3020.2%
13
DAVID JEBA RAJ .V
IND
1890.1%
14
MURUGAIAH .M
IND
1690.1%
15
AHAMED
IND
860.1%

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 (234th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.5% · max 33.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
234th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
207th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
69th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 43.6%ADMK 33.4%MDMK 8.1%OTH 13.0%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
Clarinda Church, Palayamkottai

Clarinda Church, Palayamkottai

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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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