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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 31 · 2021
Tambaram
Winner — 2021
Raja.S.R
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 46.9%ADMK 32.1%21 others 20.9%
Votes
1,16,840
46.9% share
Winning margin
36,824
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
59.5%
of 4,18,082
A clear win with a 14.8% margin.
Seat history
5 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja.S.R | Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA) | 1,16,840 | 46.9% |
| 2 | Chinnaiyah.T.K.M | 80,016 | 32.1% | |
| 3 | Elango.Siva | MNM | 22,530 | 9.1% |
| 4 | Sureshkumar.T | 19,494 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Karikalan.M | 4,207 | 1.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,284 | 0.9% |
| 7 | Abdulnazar P A | TNLK | 1,351 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Harikrishnan.R | 317 | 0.1% | |
| 9 | Laksmanan N. | IND | 264 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Sigamani S | IND | 247 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KRISHNA T V N H S R. | IND | 215 | 0.1% |
| 12 | KAMATCHI U. | AMAK | 199 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Sivaraman.S | IND | 169 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Rathinakumar R. | IND | 151 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Anand Prabhu B. | IND | 122 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Kannairam.B | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Manojkumar A. | 88 | 0.0% | |
| 18 | Venkatesan.C | VTVTK | 73 | 0.0% |
| 19 | Venkatesan Balaji B. | IND | 71 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Justin Charles.P | 64 | 0.0% | |
| 21 | Ramu A | NDPOSI | 56 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Thangaraj V. | IND | 47 | 0.0% |
| 23 | Balakrishnan G. | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (151st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.5% · max 49.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
151st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
36th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 46.9%ADMK 32.1%MNM 9.1%NTK 7.8%OTH 3.2%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/22
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.25 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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