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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 2 · 2021Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2021

DURAI. CHANDRASEKAR
INC· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
INC 44.9%ADMK 40.3%9 others 14.7%
Votes
94,528
44.9% share
Winning margin
9,689
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
78.2%
of 2,68,994

A closely fought contest. DURAI. CHANDRASEKAR won with a 4.6% margin.

Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DURAI. CHANDRASEKAR
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
94,52844.9%
2
BALARAMAN. P
84,83940.3%
3
MAHESWARI. A
19,0279.1%
4
DESINGURAJAN. D
MNM
5,3942.6%
5
PON. RAJA
2,8321.4%
NOTA
NOTA
1,5540.7%
7
BHAVANI ILAVENIL. J
1,1060.5%
8
ASHOK PRIYADARSHAN. S
IND
4700.2%
9
SUGUMAR. K
IND
2980.1%
10
VIJAYAKUMAR. V
AMGRDMK
1900.1%
11
SAMBATH KUMAR.C.H
IND
1160.1%

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

Average turnout (60th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.7% · max 54.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
60th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
126th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.9%ADMK 40.3%NTK 9.1%OTH 4.9%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Tools and Electronics🏺Engineering and Auto components
Dutch Cemetery

Dutch Cemetery

🏛️MonumentASI

Dutch Cemetery

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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