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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 92 · 2016Reserved (SC)

Rasipuram

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Winner — 2016

SAROJA V. DR
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 46.5%DMK 41.3%11 others 12.1%
Votes
86,901
46.5% share
Winning margin
9,631
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
84.3%
of 2,21,806

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAROJA V. DR
ADMK
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
86,90146.5%
2
DURAISAMY V.P
DMK
77,27041.4%
3
PUSHPAGANDHI J
PMK
6,9523.7%
4
ARJUN G
VCK
4,3412.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,7951.5%
6
BHARATHI P
KMDK
2,5421.4%
7
KUPPUSAMY C
BJP
BJP
2,3751.3%
8
ARUNKUMAR S
NTK
2,0761.1%
9
MANICKAM S.M
IND
5900.3%
10
DURAISAMY P
IND
4000.2%
11
CHINNATHAMBI K
RPI(A)
2640.1%
12
DURAISAMY P.V
IND
1920.1%
13
SENTHIL A
IND
1710.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (19th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.5% · max 38.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
19th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.32
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
96th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 46.5%DMK 41.4%OTH 10.6%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
17,26,601
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,420 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population3.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.9%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.6%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation40.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance68.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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