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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 124 · 2001

Bhavanisagar

Winner — 2001

CHITHAMBARAM. P.
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 47.7%DMK 38.6%7 others 13.8%
Votes
53,879
47.7% share
Winning margin
10,275
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
62.7%
of 1,80,170

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHITHAMBARAM. P.
Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
53,87947.7%
2
SUBRAMANIAM. O.
43,60438.6%
3
SAKTHIVEL.R.
IND
5,3264.7%
4
BALASUBRAMANIAN.S
3,0862.7%
5
MUTHUSAMI.K.S
IND
2,8452.5%
6
SHANMUGASUNDARAM.P
IND
2,5632.3%
7
BATHRAN ALAIS PURATCHI BATHRAN. V
IND
9940.9%
8
KARUPPUASAMY .R.
IND
4020.4%
9
ANANTHAN. K.
IND
3370.3%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (124th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 2.0% · max 42.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
124th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
82nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 47.7%DMK 38.6%OTH 13.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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