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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 82 · 2016Reserved (SC)

Attur

Winner — 2016

CHINNATHAMBI R M
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 44.3%INC 35.1%13 others 20.6%
Votes
82,827
44.3% share
Winning margin
17,334
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
79.8%
of 2,34,136

A clear win with a 9.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHINNATHAMBI R M
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
82,82744.3%
2
ARTHANARI S K
65,49335.1%
3
AMSAVENI G
18,3639.8%
4
ADHITHYAN K P
8,5324.6%
NOTA
NOTA
2,7421.5%
6
JAYASEELAN R
KMDK
2,4131.3%
7
SELLADURAI R
IJK
1,7470.9%
8
SATHISHBABU S
1,5310.8%
9
MARIYAPPAN M P
9470.5%
10
VIJAYARAGAVAN M
IND
7180.4%
11
LAKSHMANAN S
IND
3950.2%
12
ARUN T
IND
3490.2%
13
PERIYASAMY A
IND
2830.1%
14
MURUGESAN C
2470.1%
15
BAKKIYARAJ P
IND
2010.1%

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

High turnout (38th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 2.0% · max 32.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
38th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
138th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
51st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 44.3%INC 35.1%PMK 9.8%OTH 9.3%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Salem SilkGI🏺Silver Jewellery
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Remains of the Fort with the Buildings thereon

🏛️MonumentASI

Remains of the Fort with the Buildings thereon

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Remains of the Fort with the Buildings thereon

🏛️MonumentASI

Remains of the Fort with the Buildings thereon

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Remains of the Fort with the Buildings thereon

🏛️MonumentASI

Remains of the Fort with the Buildings thereon

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Remains of the Fort with the Buildings thereon

🏛️MonumentASI

Remains of the Fort with the Buildings thereon

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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