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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 189 · 2021

Madurai East

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Winner — 2021

MOORTHY P
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 51.6%ADMK 30.7%14 others 17.7%
Votes
1,22,729
51.6% share
Winning margin
49,604
20.9% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
71.3%
of 3,33,462

Madurai East is a safe seat — MOORTHY P won by 20.9%.

Seat history

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

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOORTHY P
DMK
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
1,22,72951.6%
2
GOPALAKRISHNAN R
ADMK
73,12530.7%
3
LATHA J
NTK
17,6687.4%
4
MUTHUKRISHNAN I
MNM
11,9935.0%
5
SARAVANAN T
AMMK
6,7292.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,9440.8%
7
BALAMURUGAN A
PT
1,7550.7%
8
PALANIAMMAL P
IND
3490.1%
9
CHANDRASEKARAN V
IND
3460.1%
10
MUSTAK MOHAMED.A.K
TPSTP
3080.1%
11
GANDHI K
IND
2330.1%
12
JEYAKUMAR P
IND
2320.1%
13
MUTHU KRISHNAN M
AMPK
1520.1%
14
RAJA P
MIDP
1220.1%
15
PRABAHARAN M
BHUDRP
1120.1%
16
DINESH G
IND
950.0%

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

Low turnout (197th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
20.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.1% · max 43.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
197th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
89th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 51.6%ADMK 30.7%NTK 7.4%MNM 5.0%OTH 4.4%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Yanaimalai

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