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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 35 · 2016Reserved (SC)

Maduranthakam

Winner — 2016

S.PUGAZHENTHI
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 41.4%ADMK 39.8%10 others 18.8%
Votes
73,693
41.4% share
Winning margin
2,957
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
81.3%
of 2,18,831

Maduranthakam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 2,957 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.PUGAZHENTHI
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
73,69341.4%
2
C.K.THAMIZHARASAN
70,73639.8%
3
E.ADHIKESAVAN
16,2159.1%
4
M.THENNARASU
11,7736.6%
NOTA
NOTA
1,5250.9%
6
B.VETRISELVAM
8130.5%
7
V.SATHYANARAYANAN
7670.4%
8
M.VINAYAGAMURTHY
IJK
6520.4%
9
C.ANANDAN
AIPMK
6050.3%
10
S.JAYANTHI
IND
4700.3%
11
A.M.MANIBHARATHI
IND
3180.2%
12
M.HARIKRISHNAN
IND
3120.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (10th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.7% · max 34.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
10th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
112th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 41.4%ADMK 39.8%PMK 9.1%DMDK 6.6%OTH 2.2%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

16 locations
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Cairns in the rf at the foot of perambair hills.

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Cairns in the rf at the foot of perambair hills.

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Cairns in the rf at the foot of perambair hills.

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Cairns in the rf at the foot of perambair hills.

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Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

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Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Araiyapakkam

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Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Kalanipakkam

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Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Kalanipakkam

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Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Kalanipakkam

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Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Kattaupudur

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Megalithic cists and cairns

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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