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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 168 · 2019 by-elections
Thiruvarur
Winner — 2019 by-elections
Kalaivanan Poondi K.
DMK 57.4%ADMK 25.9%13 others 16.7%
Votes
1,17,616
57.4% share
Winning margin
64,571
31.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Thiruvarur is a safe seat — Kalaivanan Poondi K. won by 31.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalaivanan Poondi K. | 1,17,616 | 57.4% | |
| 2 | Jeevanantham R. | 53,045 | 25.9% | |
| 3 | Kamaraj S. | IND | 19,133 | 9.3% |
| 4 | Vinothini R. | 8,144 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | Arun Chidambaram K. | MNM | 4,251 | 2.1% |
| 6 | Gunasekaran R. | TNLK | 582 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Elayaraja T. | IND | 484 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Amanullah A. | IND | 341 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Gunasekaran V. | IND | 311 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Marimuthu A.V.M. | IND | 236 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Kamaraj B. | IND | 206 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Sampath S. | IND | 187 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Anbazhagan T. | IND | 155 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Kesavaraj K. | IND | 134 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Kamaraj P. | IND | 110 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (163rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 37.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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163rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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127th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
21 seats · 11 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 57.4%ADMK 25.9%IND 9.3%OTH 7.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,277
Density
556 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,274 km²
SC population34.1%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Muslim 7.6%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water74.5%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation39.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.1%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance75.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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