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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 99 · 2001Reserved (SC)
Sankari
Winner — 2001
DHANABAL.P
ADMK· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
ADMK 56.4%DMK 38.0%2 others 5.6%
Votes
70,312
56.4% share
Winning margin
22,952
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
59.6%
of 2,09,155
Sankari is a safe seat — DHANABAL.P won by 18.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANABAL.P | Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF) | 70,312 | 56.4% |
| 2 | SARAVANAN.T.R | 47,360 | 38.0% | |
| 3 | MURUGESAN.S | 4,704 | 3.8% | |
| 4 | RANGANATHAN .R | IND | 2,263 | 1.8% |
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 (85th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 2.6% · max 46.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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85th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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30th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 56.4%DMK 38.0%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%
What's nearby?
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