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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 169 · 2021

Nannilam

Winner — 2021

KAMARAJ R
ADMK· NDA (NDA)
ADMK 46.7%DMK 44.7%14 others 8.6%
Votes
1,03,637
46.7% share
Winning margin
4,424
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
81.1%
of 2,73,734

Nannilam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 2.0% — fewer than 4,424 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAMARAJ R
NDA (NDA)
1,03,63746.7%
2
JOTHIRAMAN S
99,21344.7%
3
FATHIMA FARHANA S
13,4196.0%
4
RAMACHANDRAN N
2,0760.9%
NOTA
NOTA
1,1900.5%
6
RAVICHANDRAN R
7110.3%
7
GANESAN D
IJK
3810.2%
8
NATARAJAN C
IND
3520.2%
9
ANUSHA T
IND
2060.1%
10
MURUGAVEL M
Anna Dravidar Kazhagam
1640.1%
11
TAMILSELVAN R
IND
1530.1%
12
RAJA S
IND
1250.1%
13
PANASAIARAGAN K N
DMSK
1110.1%
14
NITHIYANANTHAM S
AMAK
810.0%
15
KUMARAN R
IND
780.0%
16
KRISHNAN K
IND
470.0%

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

Average turnout (128th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.0% · max 33.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
128th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
108th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 46.7%DMK 44.7%NTK 6.0%OTH 2.0%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 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

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