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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 178 · 2021Reserved (SC)
Gandharvakottai
Winner — 2021
M.Chinnadurai
CPM· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
CPM 44.2%ADMK 36.2%13 others 19.6%
Votes
69,710
44.2% share
Winning margin
12,721
8.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
74.5%
of 2,11,712
A clear win with a 8.1% margin.
Seat history
1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.Chinnadurai | Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA) | 69,710 | 44.2% |
| 2 | S.Jayabharathi | 56,989 | 36.2% | |
| 3 | P.Lenin | 12,840 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | M.Ramila | 12,661 | 8.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,390 | 0.9% |
| 6 | P.Asaithambi | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,271 | 0.8% |
| 7 | KRM.Adhidravidar | MNM | 848 | 0.5% |
| 8 | V.Rethinam | IND | 620 | 0.4% |
| 9 | P.Karthikeyan | IND | 289 | 0.2% |
| 10 | K. Manimuthu | IND | 232 | 0.1% |
| 11 | P.Rengasamy | IND | 206 | 0.1% |
| 12 | S.Malarvizhi | AMAK | 190 | 0.1% |
| 13 | M.Thanaraj | NMK | 133 | 0.1% |
| 14 | V.Ilaiyaraja | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Keerai.A.T.Chinnappa | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (140th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 2.1% · max 33.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
140th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.50
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
10th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 44.2%ADMK 36.2%AMMK 8.2%NTK 8.0%OTH 2.6%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,18,345
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,644 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 7.1%Other 4.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.2%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation28.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel42.0%
Health insurance72.9%
What's nearby?
38 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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