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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 84 · 2016

Omalur

Winner — 2016

VETRIVEL.S
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 39.2%DMK 30.5%18 others 30.3%
Votes
89,169
39.2% share
Winning margin
19,956
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
85.5%
of 2,65,892

A clear win with a 8.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VETRIVEL.S
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
89,16939.2%
2
AMMASI.S
69,21330.4%
3
TAMILARASU.A
48,72121.4%
4
ELANGOVAN.A.R
9,7444.3%
NOTA
NOTA
1,7390.8%
6
SELVARAJ.C
IND
1,4860.7%
7
SARAVANAN.P
KMDK
1,1110.5%
8
GOVINDARAJ.S
IJK
1,0300.5%
9
RAMESH.V
9440.4%
10
SELVARAJ.P
IND
6830.3%
11
SADAIYAN.M
6330.3%
12
RAGUPATHI.P.M
5370.2%
13
ARJUNAN.M
IND
5370.2%
14
ABDUL WAHID.E
IND
3900.2%
15
KALIAPPAN.A
IND
3090.1%
16
SARASWATHI.P
IND
2980.1%
17
SELLADURAI.V
IND
2620.1%
18
AMBETHKAR.V
IND
2160.1%
19
RAJA.K
IND
1660.1%
20
RAVISANKAR.G
IND
1070.1%

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

High turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.2% · max 24.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
22nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
39th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 39.2%DMK 30.4%PMK 21.4%OTH 8.1%NOTA 0.8%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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