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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 39 · 2002 by-elections

Vaniayambadi

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Winner — 2002 by-elections

VADIVEL. R
ADMK
ADMK 49.2%DMK 34.0%18 others 16.8%
Votes
63,599
49.2% share
Winning margin
19,721
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
20

Vaniayambadi is a safe seat — VADIVEL. R won by 15.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VADIVEL. R
ADMK
63,59949.2%
2
ANIFA. E. M
DMK
43,87834.0%
3
NAWAZ
IND
11,3248.8%
4
LAKSHMI KANTHAN.R.
MDMK
3,1912.5%
5
SHAKILA(TMT) S.
PNK
1,1350.9%
6
ABDULLAH BASHA
LJSP
1,0450.8%
7
HYDER JAHAN S.
IND
1,0190.8%
8
AKBAR ALI. K.
BSP
6790.5%
9
PARI. K
IND
6120.5%
10
SIGAMANI.V
F
4730.4%
11
RAJA. K
IND
4560.3%
12
NOOR MHAMAD. A
IND
3100.2%
13
KUPPUSAMY. D
IND
2680.2%
14
JAHABAR ALI
IND
2540.2%
15
MANI EZHILAN PULAVAR
IND
2320.2%
16
GOPI. D.
IND
2070.2%
17
KARUNANITHI
IND
1560.1%
18
KHALEEL NISAR AHMED
IND
1370.1%
19
AYOOB KHAN
IND
1240.1%
20
IRSHAD AHMED
IND
1180.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (48th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 1.5% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
48th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
209th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 49.2%DMK 34.0%IND 8.8%OTH 8.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%

What's nearby?

4 locations
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Gnanamalai

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Monolithic Rock Cut Temple

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Konar Temple

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Konar Temple

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Rock inscriptions in the Right flank of the Sholinghur tank

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Rock inscriptions in the Right flank of the Sholinghur tank

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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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