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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2016

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Winner — 2016

VAGAI CHANDERASEKAR
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 40.0%ADMK 34.9%24 others 25.1%
Votes
70,139
40.0% share
Winning margin
8,872
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
58.3%
of 3,00,891

A clear win with a 5.0% margin.

Seat history

2 of 25 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

26 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VAGAI CHANDERASEKAR
DMK
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
70,13940.0%
2
C MUNUSAMY
ADMK
61,26734.9%
3
P SRITHARAN
BJP
BJP
14,4728.3%
4
V N RAJAN
DMDK
9,6545.5%
5
VINOBA BHOOPATHY
PMK
6,8093.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4,2252.4%
7
N CHANDRASEKARAN
NTK
4,0112.3%
8
RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHY @ KITTY
IND
2,4771.4%
9
SUDARSAN RAJAN
IND
5070.3%
10
S SUNDARAJAN
IND
2740.2%
11
SELVAKUMAR
GAPP
2350.1%
12
P RAVIKUMAR
IND
2250.1%
13
C SUNDARAM
IND
2170.1%
14
R UMASHANKAR
IND
1610.1%
15
R JEYASEELAN
IND
1470.1%
16
A CHANDERAN
MMKA
940.1%
17
S JEYARAJ
IND
900.1%
18
K ESWARAN
IND
840.1%
19
R SAMINATHAN
IND
830.1%
20
PONNUDURAI ATDITHAN
IND
670.0%
21
B PIRABU
IND
570.0%
22
M SURESH KUMAR
IND
530.0%
23
P ELUMALAI
IND
480.0%
24
M SHANTHA KUMAR
IND
470.0%
25
R GUNASEKERAN
IND
440.0%
26
R KUMAR
IND
350.0%

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

Average turnout (144th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 2.2% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
144th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
5th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 40.0%ADMK 34.9%BJP 8.3%DMDK 5.5%OTH 9.0%NOTA 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/25

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
Karl Schmidt Memorial

Karl Schmidt Memorial

🏛️MonumentWikidata
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CSI Church of Christ the King

⛪ChurchWikidata
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