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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 168 · 2021

Thiruvarur

Winner — 2021

KALAIVANAN POONDI K.
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 52.3%ADMK 27.7%12 others 20.0%
Votes
1,08,906
52.3% share
Winning margin
51,174
24.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
73.3%
of 2,84,354

Thiruvarur is a safe seat — KALAIVANAN POONDI K. won by 24.6%.

Seat history

3 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KALAIVANAN POONDI K.
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
1,08,90652.3%
2
PANNERSELVAM A.N.R.
57,73227.7%
3
VINOTHINI R.
26,30012.6%
4
NASEEMA BANU M.A.
6,3643.1%
5
KABILARASAN P.
MNM
4,0681.9%
NOTA
NOTA
1,6530.8%
7
THIYAGASUNDARAM N.
TNLK
1,0080.5%
8
GOMATHI A.
7200.3%
9
PANNEERSELVAM J.
IND
5310.3%
10
THIYAGARAJAN M.
PT
2930.1%
11
MOHAMED HALITH A.
IND
2470.1%
12
MUTHARASAN S.
IND
2020.1%
13
AMANULLAH R.S.A.
IND
1630.1%
14
ANBAZHAGAN T.
IND
1030.1%

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

Average turnout (163rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 37.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
163rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
127th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 52.3%ADMK 27.7%NTK 12.6%OTH 6.6%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 Cr

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agricultural Products

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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