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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 94 · 2016

Namakkal

Winner — 2016

BASKAR. K.P.P
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 45.8%INC 38.9%14 others 15.3%
Votes
89,076
45.8% share
Winning margin
13,534
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
80.1%
of 2,42,615

A clear win with a 7.0% margin.

Seat history

2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.85 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASKAR. K.P.P
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
89,07645.8%
2
CHEZHIAN. R
75,54238.9%
3
MATHESWARAN S
KMDK
10,5065.4%
4
ELANGO. N
TMC(M)
4,3412.2%
NOTA
NOTA
3,8282.0%
6
DURAISAMY E
2,7511.4%
7
RAJENDRAN. V
BJP
2,7511.4%
8
LOGANATHAN M
2,7291.4%
9
MURUGAN. C
IND
9970.5%
10
PERUMAL A
IND
3790.2%
11
MUTHUSAMY. M.P
GPI
3410.2%
12
NATARAJAN .M
IND
3130.2%
13
PALANISAMY K
IND
2830.1%
14
YOGANATHAN. N
GMI
2430.1%
15
KANNAIYAN R
IND
1930.1%
16
CHEZHIAN. S
IND
1680.1%

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

Average turnout (79th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.4% · max 47.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
79th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
144th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 45.8%INC 38.9%KMDK 5.4%OTH 7.9%NOTA 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.85 Cr

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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Poultry feed and products
Hill excluding the fort at its top and the temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Sri Ranganathaswami

Hill excluding the fort at its top and the temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Sri Ranganathaswami

🏛️MonumentASI

Hill excluding the fort at its top and the temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Sri Ranganathaswami

Temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Ranganathanswami

Temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Ranganathanswami

🏛️MonumentASI

Temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Ranganathanswami

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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