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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 43 · 2021
Vellore
Winner — 2021
Karthikeyan .P
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 46.9%ADMK 41.8%16 others 11.4%
Votes
84,299
46.9% share
Winning margin
9,181
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
70.3%
of 2,56,083
A clear win with a 5.1% margin.
Seat history
1 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karthikeyan .P | DMK-led | 84,299 | 46.9% |
| 2 | Appu S.R.K | AIADMK-led | 75,118 | 41.8% |
| 3 | Poonkundran .N | 8,530 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | Vikram Chakravarthy .G | MNM MNM | 7,243 | 4.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,441 | 0.8% |
| 6 | Naresh Kumar .R | TNLK | 928 | 0.5% |
| 7 | Dharmalingam .V.D | AMMK | 865 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Vishnumohan .E | IND | 367 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Vijayaraj .K | IND | 224 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Senthilkumar .P | VTVTK | 202 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Syed Jalaluddin .M | TPSTP | 187 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Panneer Sevlan .N | IND | 138 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Naseer K | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Manogaran S | KDC | 67 | 0.0% |
| 15 | Srinivasan .N | IND | 67 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Sathishkumar .S | IND | 54 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Karthikeyan .R | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Karthick .E | IND | 36 | 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 (91st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 3.6% · max 34.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
91st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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115th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 46.9%ADMK 41.8%OTH 10.6%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/17
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 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?
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