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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 33 · 2016
Thiruporur
Winner — 2016
KOTHANDAPANI. M
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 34.9%DMK 34.4%11 others 30.7%
Votes
70,215
34.9% share
Winning margin
950
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
79.1%
of 2,54,307
Thiruporur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 950 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOTHANDAPANI. M | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 70,215 | 34.9% |
| 2 | VISWANATHAN. V | 69,265 | 34.4% | |
| 3 | VASU. K | 28,125 | 14.0% | |
| 4 | SATHYA. C.E | 25,539 | 12.7% | |
| 5 | RANGASWAMY.V.G | BJP | 2,605 | 1.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,116 | 1.1% |
| 7 | ELLALAN YUSUF.I | 1,836 | 0.9% | |
| 8 | KUMAR.V | 363 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | VICTOR JOHN. J | 295 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | PARVENTHAN.N | IND | 224 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SEKAR. M | IND | 219 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SURESH. B | IND | 181 | 0.1% |
| 13 | PAKKIRIAMBEDKAR. K.V | IND | 158 | 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 (80th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.2% · max 31.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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80th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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65th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 34.9%DMK 34.4%PMK 14.0%MDMK 12.7%OTH 2.9%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%
What's nearby?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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