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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 9 · 2016

Madavaram

Winner — 2016

SUDHARSANAM S
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 45.4%ADMK 39.8%14 others 14.8%
Votes
1,22,082
45.4% share
Winning margin
15,253
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
68.5%
of 3,92,299

A clear win with a 5.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUDHARSANAM S
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
1,22,08245.4%
2
DHAKSHNAMOORTHY D
1,06,82939.8%
3
ERAVIRAJ G
14,2455.3%
4
KANNAN A S
9,3833.5%
5
JANAKIRAMAN R M R
BJP
5,1611.9%
NOTA
NOTA
4,2911.6%
7
ELUMALAI R
3,6971.4%
8
GIRI C
8290.3%
9
GOPI M
YSP
5730.2%
10
JANAKIRAMAN S
CPI(ML)(L)
3930.1%
11
NANDAKUMAR P
IND
3120.1%
12
VINOTHKUMAR P
FIP
3030.1%
13
NAGARAJ S
IND
2560.1%
14
RAJASEKARAN M
IND
1320.1%
15
SATHEESH S
IND
1230.1%
16
SURESHKUMAR S
IND
1090.0%

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

Average turnout (159th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.4% · max 43.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
159th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
125th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 45.4%ADMK 39.8%PMK 5.3%OTH 7.9%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%

What's nearby?

8 locations
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Megalithic cists and cairns, Pottur

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Virgin group containing many barrows.

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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