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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2016

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Winner — 2016

SUBRAMANIAN.MA
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 47.2%ADMK 37.5%21 others 15.3%
Votes
79,279
47.2% share
Winning margin
16,255
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
59.6%
of 2,82,052

A clear win with a 9.7% margin.

Seat history

1 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2011 vs 2016

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUBRAMANIAN.MA
DMK
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
79,27947.2%
2
PONNAYAN.C
ADMK
63,02437.5%
3
KALIDASS.V
BJP
BJP
6,0003.6%
4
SAHADEVAN.T.R.
PMK
5,9133.5%
5
ELUMALAI.S
CPI
5,2213.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,5412.1%
7
MANOHARAN.M
NTK
2,7251.6%
8
MURUGESAN.S
BSP
3300.2%
9
GOKULARAJAN.C
IND
2510.1%
10
SUBRAMANI.M
IND
2250.1%
11
VISHNURAM.M
YSP
2070.1%
12
MOHANA.N
IND
1910.1%
13
MEENA.P
IND
1640.1%
14
CHINNADURAI.V
IND
1520.1%
15
ANAND.V
IND
1400.1%
16
VISHNURAM.S
IND
1230.1%
17
THOMAS.C
LJP
950.1%
18
SOUNDARJAN.C
IND
940.1%
19
PARTHIBAN.S
IND
870.1%
20
SHANKAR.E
IND
850.1%
21
SUBARAMANI.K
IND
680.0%
22
KANDASAMY.R
IND
520.0%
23
RAJASEKAR.T
IND
510.0%

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 (216th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 2.7% · max 31.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
216th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
24th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 47.2%ADMK 37.5%OTH 13.2%NOTA 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
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Q135287982

🛕TempleWikidata
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Q136093817

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
🏛️

Memorial Pillar, Arasu Pannai

🏛️MonumentWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Birla Planetarium

Birla Planetarium

🖼️MuseumWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
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Tamilnadu Science and Technology Center

🖼️MuseumWikidata
📍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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