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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2021

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Winner — 2021

JMH.AASSAN MAULAANA
INC· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
INC 38.8%ADMK 36.3%22 others 24.9%
Votes
68,493
38.8% share
Winning margin
4,352
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
56.2%
of 3,14,549

A closely fought contest. JMH.AASSAN MAULAANA won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

3 of 23 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JMH.AASSAN MAULAANA
INC
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
68,49338.8%
2
M.K.ASHOK
ADMK
64,14136.3%
3
Dr. SANTHOSH BABU IAS (Retd)
MNM
23,07213.1%
4
M.KEERTHANA
NTK
14,1718.0%
5
M.CHANDRABOSE
AMMK
1,9771.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,7421.0%
7
V.L.REVATHI JAYAKUMARI
TNLK
7500.4%
8
C.VELU
BSP
4770.3%
9
V.SIVARAMAN
IND
2820.2%
10
GEETHA
NGPP
2780.2%
11
A.TAMIL AZHAGAN
IND
2290.1%
12
V.HARIHARAN
IND
1700.1%
13
N.MAHALAKSHMI
IND
1430.1%
14
S.JOTHI KANNAN
IND
1170.1%
15
MURALI BALAJI
IND
1160.1%
16
S.GOKUL
IND
890.1%
17
R.KANCHANA
MMKA
870.1%
18
A.CHANDRAN
MGRMKKT
850.1%
19
J.VICTOR PAUL
RPI(A)
690.0%
20
D.VENKATESHAN
AMAK
630.0%
21
K.KANNAN
IND
570.0%
22
G.YESUDASAN
IND
480.0%
23
M.VIGNESH
IND
340.0%
24
A.VETRISELVAN
IND
240.0%

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

Average turnout (144th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 2.2% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
144th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
5th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.8%ADMK 36.3%MNM 13.1%NTK 8.0%OTH 2.9%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/23

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.19 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
Karl Schmidt Memorial

Karl Schmidt Memorial

🏛️MonumentWikidata
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CSI Church of Christ the King

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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