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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 86 · 2016
Edapadi
Winner — 2016
PALANISWAMI. K
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 43.7%PMK 25.1%14 others 31.1%
Votes
98,703
43.7% share
Winning margin
42,022
18.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
86.3%
of 2,61,304
Edapadi is a safe seat — PALANISWAMI. K won by 18.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALANISWAMI. K | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 98,703 | 43.7% |
| 2 | ANNADURAI. N | 56,681 | 25.1% | |
| 3 | MURUGESAN. P.A. | 55,149 | 24.4% | |
| 4 | THANGAVEL. P | 5,437 | 2.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,913 | 0.8% |
| 6 | PALANISAMY. K | 1,789 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | RAMESH. K | 971 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | SRINIVASAN. N | KMDK | 959 | 0.4% |
| 9 | MUNIRAJA. E | IND | 869 | 0.4% |
| 10 | KUMARESAN. M | IND | 741 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SEDHUPATHI. A | IND | 487 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SAKTHIVEL. S | IND | 460 | 0.2% |
| 13 | ESWARAMOORTHI. N | IND | 432 | 0.2% |
| 14 | VENKATESAN. M | IJK | 363 | 0.2% |
| 15 | KUPPAYEE. R | IND | 360 | 0.2% |
| 16 | THIRUMOORTHY. K | 330 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (7th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.6% · min 2.7% · max 40.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
7th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
233rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
40th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 43.7%PMK 25.1%DMK 24.4%OTH 5.9%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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.