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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 175 · 2021

Orathanad

Winner — 2021

VAITHILINGAM, R.
ADMK· NDA (NDA)
ADMK 46.9%DMK 31.9%11 others 21.1%
Votes
90,063
47.0% share
Winning margin
28,835
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
78.3%
of 2,45,037

Orathanad is a safe seat — VAITHILINGAM, R. won by 15.0%.

Seat history

4 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.61 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VAITHILINGAM, R.
NDA (NDA)
90,06347.0%
2
RAMCHANDRAN, M.
61,22831.9%
3
SEKAR, M.
26,02213.6%
4
KANDHASAMY, M.
9,0504.7%
5
MOOKKAIYAN, V.
IND
2,0411.1%
NOTA
NOTA
8670.5%
7
RENGASAMY, G.
MNM
7210.4%
8
STALIN, R.
5500.3%
9
JAYASOORIYAN, T.
IND
4280.2%
10
RENGARAJ, S.
IND
3190.2%
11
THANRAJ, R.
USIP
2290.1%
12
ARUNKUMAR, K.
IND
2230.1%
13
PRABAKARAN, U.
AMPK
990.1%

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

Average turnout (166th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.9% · max 20.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
166th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
171st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 47.0%DMK 31.9%AMMK 13.6%OTH 7.1%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.61 Cr

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom

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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