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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 87 · 2016
Sankari
Winner — 2016
RAJA.S
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 44.6%INC 27.3%14 others 28.2%
Votes
96,202
44.6% share
Winning margin
37,374
17.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
84.0%
of 2,56,847
Sankari is a safe seat — RAJA.S won by 17.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJA.S | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 96,202 | 44.6% |
| 2 | RAJESWARAN.T.K | 58,828 | 27.3% | |
| 3 | KANNAN.P | 37,927 | 17.6% | |
| 4 | SELVAKUMAR.K | TMC(M) | 5,633 | 2.6% |
| 5 | SARAVANAN.K | KMDK | 5,091 | 2.4% |
| 6 | MURUGESAN.A.C | BJP | 3,184 | 1.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,934 | 1.4% |
| 8 | JANAKI.V | 1,521 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | MUTHUSAMY.A | IND | 1,110 | 0.5% |
| 10 | BALAMURUGAN.S | IND | 889 | 0.4% |
| 11 | THARANI SELVAN.A | IND | 726 | 0.3% |
| 12 | KATHIRVEL.A | IND | 581 | 0.3% |
| 13 | TAMILSELVI.V | IND | 494 | 0.2% |
| 14 | AYYANAR.C | IND | 259 | 0.1% |
| 15 | GOVINDAN.M | IND | 256 | 0.1% |
| 16 | MURTHY KAMARAJAR.M | YSP | 228 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (5th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 3.3% · max 55.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
5th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
186th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 44.6%INC 27.3%PMK 17.6%OTH 9.3%NOTA 1.4%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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