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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 218 · 2021

Kovilpatti

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Winner — 2021

KADAMBUR RAJU
ADMK· NDA (NDA)
ADMK 37.9%AMMK 31.0%25 others 31.1%
Votes
68,556
37.9% share
Winning margin
12,403
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
67.4%
of 2,68,319

A clear win with a 6.9% margin.

Seat history

7 of 26 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

27 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KADAMBUR RAJU
ADMK
NDA (NDA)
68,55637.9%
2
TTV DHINAKARAN
AMMK
56,15331.0%
3
K.Srinivasan
CPM
37,38020.7%
4
M.Gomathi
NTK
9,2135.1%
5
K.Kathiravan
MNM
3,6672.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,1240.6%
7
Athikaran @ Athikumar
IND
6440.4%
8
Rameshkannan
IND
4980.3%
9
Subash
IND
4430.2%
10
Sivasubramanian
IND
4200.2%
11
P.Gunasekaran
IND
4120.2%
12
A.Kaliraj
IND
3150.2%
13
K.Shanmugasundaram
BHUDRP
2460.1%
14
M.G.R.Nambbi
AIMGRMMK
2440.1%
15
J.Ravisankar Jayachanthiran
IND
2050.1%
16
Ramachandiran.R
BSP
2030.1%
17
S.Udaiyar
NIDP
1750.1%
18
A.PattuRani
IND
1360.1%
19
M.Marimuthu
IND
1330.1%
20
Kannan
IND
1210.1%
21
M.Ponnusamy
IND
1200.1%
22
Manthirasudamani
IND
1040.1%
23
RAJKUMAR POLIAH
UBM
990.1%
24
Renganayagalu
IND
900.1%
25
K.Pandimuneeswari
IND
810.0%
26
Raja
IND
800.0%
27
P.Ramasamy
IND
660.0%

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 (202nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.3% · max 30.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
202nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
178th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 37.9%AMMK 31.0%CPM 20.7%NTK 5.1%OTH 4.7%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
7/26

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine Foods
⭐

Kalugumalai

⭐Heritage SiteWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Kalugasalamoorthy Temple

Kalugasalamoorthy Temple

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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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