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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 159 · 2021Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2021

SINTHANAI SELVAN
VCK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
VCK 49.0%ADMK 43.0%12 others 8.0%
Votes
86,056
49.0% share
Winning margin
10,565
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
75.9%
of 2,31,397

A clear win with a 6.0% margin.

Seat history

2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SINTHANAI SELVAN
VCK
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
86,05649.0%
2
N. MURUGUMARAN
ADMK
75,49143.0%
3
P. NIVEDHA
NTK
6,8063.9%
4
S. NARAYANAMOORTHY
AMMK
1,9041.1%
5
THANGA VIKRAM
MNM
1,4150.8%
6
A. ANANDAN
IND
9910.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
6480.4%
8
M.G. KALYANASUNDARAM
AIJYMKG
4600.3%
9
THANGA UDHAYAKUMAR
BSP
4290.2%
10
M.A.T. ARCHUNAN
IND
4210.2%
11
P.M. KUMAR
IND
3630.2%
12
MATHIAZHAGAN
IND
2270.1%
13
S.TAMILSELVAN
IND
2160.1%
14
M. THIRUNAVUKARASU
APTADMK
1340.1%

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

Average turnout (169th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.1% · max 48.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
169th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
207th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
VCK 49.0%ADMK 43.0%OTH 7.6%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cashew Nuts
Bhu Varaha Swamy temple

Bhu Varaha Swamy temple

🛕TempleWikidata
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🏛️

Nitiswaraswami Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Nitiswaraswami Temple

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