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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 168 · 2001

Thiruverambur

Winner — 2001

SEKARAN K.N.
DMK· NDA (NDA)
DMK 47.3%CPM 39.3%10 others 13.4%
Votes
61,254
47.3% share
Winning margin
10,373
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
49.4%
of 2,62,074

A clear win with a 8.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SEKARAN K.N.
NDA (NDA)
61,25447.3%
2
RANGARAJAN T.K.
50,88139.3%
3
THANGARAJ N.
11,5628.9%
4
DURAI K.
IND
2,0741.6%
5
VARATHARAJAN S
IND
9010.7%
6
SEKAR C.
IND
7730.6%
7
THIRUMANI E.
IND
5880.5%
8
APPADURAI T.
IND
4090.3%
9
ANABALAGAN N.
IND
3000.2%
10
MAHALINGAM K.
IND
2860.2%
11
RAWTHERSHA S.
IND
2830.2%
12
RATHINAM
IND
1970.1%

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 (163rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 37.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
163rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
127th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 47.3%CPM 39.3%MDMK 8.9%OTH 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,277
Density
556 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,274 km²
SC population34.1%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Muslim 7.6%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water74.5%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation39.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.1%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance75.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agricultural Products

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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