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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2001

Maduranthakam

Winner — 2001

VASUDEVAN .P.
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 51.1%DMK 40.7%10 others 8.2%
Votes
57,610
51.1% share
Winning margin
11,694
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.0%
of 1,81,901

A clear win with a 10.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VASUDEVAN .P.
Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
57,61051.1%
2
UGAMCHAND .S.D.
45,91640.7%
3
RAVEENDRANATH.L.S.
4,0703.6%
4
VENKATESAN.N
IND
1,8951.7%
5
ABIRAMALINGAM. M.
PB
1,2151.1%
6
MADURAIMUTHU . T
IND
7000.6%
7
RAJAGOPAL.T
IND
2950.3%
8
ANANDHAN. K
IND
2610.2%
9
SELVAMANI V.
IND
2370.2%
10
DURAISWAMY .C.
IND
2080.2%
11
GOPINATHAN. M
IND
1840.2%
12
DHANANJAYAN . T.S
IND
1390.1%

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.

Low turnout (216th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 2.7% · max 31.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
216th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
24th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 51.1%DMK 40.7%OTH 8.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

5 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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