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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2021

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Winner — 2021

J.L.Eswarappan
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 49.5%PMK 40.0%11 others 10.5%
Votes
1,03,885
49.5% share
Winning margin
19,958
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
79.6%
of 2,63,490

A clear win with a 9.5% margin.

Seat history

2 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J.L.Eswarappan
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
1,03,88549.5%
2
Elavazagan.K.L
83,92740.0%
3
R.Kathiravan
12,0885.8%
4
A.R.Mohamed Raffi
MNM
2,8601.4%
NOTA
NOTA
2,2531.1%
6
N.Janarthanan
2,1901.0%
7
A.C.Kesavan
7820.4%
8
K.Manigandan
IND
4570.2%
9
H.Mohamed Ghouse
TPSTP
3970.2%
10
Vasanthakumar
IND
3820.2%
11
T.D.Shanmugam
IND
2310.1%
12
Munivel.S
NDPOSI
1840.1%
13
P.Eswaran
IND
1550.1%

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

High turnout (29th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 1.5% · max 40.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
29th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
205th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
189th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.5%PMK 40.0%NTK 5.8%OTH 3.6%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.15 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Leather Products
Adjoining Building to the masjid and two ponds

Adjoining Building to the masjid and two ponds

🏛️MonumentASI

Adjoining Building to the masjid and two ponds

Cannon

Cannon

🏛️MonumentASI

Cannon

Masjid and two ponds in the west of the citadel

Masjid and two ponds in the west of the citadel

🏛️MonumentASI

Masjid and two ponds in the west of the citadel

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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