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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 6 · 2021

Avadi

Winner — 2021

Nasar S M
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 49.9%ADMK 31.6%19 others 18.5%
Votes
1,50,287
49.9% share
Winning margin
55,275
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
67.4%
of 4,46,678

Avadi is a safe seat — Nasar S M won by 18.4%.

Seat history

2 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Nasar S M
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
1,50,28749.9%
2
Pandiarajan K
95,01231.6%
3
VIJAYALAKSHMI G
30,08710.0%
4
Udhayakumar V
MNM
17,0925.7%
NOTA
NOTA
2,3810.8%
6
Sankar N M
1,9110.6%
7
Balasubramanian M
TNLK
1,2630.4%
8
CHARLES S
7730.3%
9
Pandiarajan G
IND
3600.1%
10
Jayakumar P
IND
3000.1%
11
Shanavas Khan J
IND
2310.1%
12
Nagaraj M
IND
1980.1%
13
Dharani K
IND
1870.1%
14
Sugumar M
IND
1430.1%
15
Banumathi
MIDP
1270.0%
16
Raman N
TMNP
1200.0%
17
Viswanathan R
MGRMKKT
1080.0%
18
Chandrasekar.A
IND
1050.0%
19
Venkatesan M
IND
950.0%
20
Durgaprasad G
IND
750.0%
21
Akilan T.M.
IND
720.0%

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

Low turnout (208th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.5% · max 52.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
208th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
86th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.9%ADMK 31.6%NTK 10.0%MNM 5.7%OTH 2.0%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%

What's nearby?

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