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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 152 · 2021
Vriddhachalam
Winner — 2021
Radhakrishnan
INC· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
INC 39.2%PMK 38.7%28 others 22.1%
Votes
77,064
39.2% share
Winning margin
862
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
29
Turnout
77.0%
of 2,55,432
Vriddhachalam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 862 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
6 of 29 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
30 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radhakrishnan | Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA) | 77,064 | 39.2% |
| 2 | Karthikeyan. J | 76,202 | 38.7% | |
| 3 | Premalatha Vijayakant | 25,908 | 13.2% | |
| 4 | N. Amutha | 8,642 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | R. Kesavaperumal | TNLK | 891 | 0.5% |
| 6 | Stalin | IND | 862 | 0.4% |
| 7 | R. Parthasarathi | IJK | 841 | 0.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 761 | 0.4% |
| 9 | S. Muruganantham | IND | 527 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Perumal | IND | 485 | 0.3% |
| 11 | A. Ayyasamy | 468 | 0.2% | |
| 12 | B. Arasi | 405 | 0.2% | |
| 13 | R. Saravanan | IND | 398 | 0.2% |
| 14 | G. Pichamuthu | DESMI | 323 | 0.2% |
| 15 | M. Anwar Basha | IND | 300 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Sathiyanathan | AMPK | 273 | 0.1% |
| 17 | K.P.Senthilmurugan | IND | 270 | 0.1% |
| 18 | C. Dhanasekar | IND | 268 | 0.1% |
| 19 | M. Sathiyaseelan | IND | 261 | 0.1% |
| 20 | S. Sadhasivam | IND | 246 | 0.1% |
| 21 | N. Radhika | IND | 194 | 0.1% |
| 22 | Sivasankar | NGPP | 179 | 0.1% |
| 23 | S. Mahaveer Chand | IND | 175 | 0.1% |
| 24 | K. Ravichandiran | IND | 156 | 0.1% |
| 25 | T. Veeramani | IND | 148 | 0.1% |
| 26 | Ramadoss S | IND | 115 | 0.1% |
| 27 | A. Manikandan | IND | 109 | 0.1% |
| 28 | S. Radhakrishnan | IND | 103 | 0.1% |
| 29 | S. Aruljothi | IND | 86 | 0.0% |
| 30 | P. Ramasamy | IND | 74 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (117th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.4% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
117th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.39
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
138th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.2%PMK 38.7%DMDK 13.2%OTH 8.6%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/29
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.15 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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