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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 130 · 2006
Oddanchatram
Winner — 2006
SAKKARAPANI.R
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 53.7%ADMK 36.9%10 others 9.4%
Votes
63,811
53.7% share
Winning margin
19,903
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
74.7%
of 1,59,094
Oddanchatram is a safe seat — SAKKARAPANI.R won by 16.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAKKARAPANI.R | Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA) | 63,811 | 53.7% |
| 2 | NALLASAMY.K.P | 43,908 | 36.9% | |
| 3 | BALASUBRAMANI.S | 5,457 | 4.6% | |
| 4 | KARUPPUSAMY.P | 1,642 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | MURUGAN.S | IND | 1,199 | 1.0% |
| 6 | INBARAJA. M | 739 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | CHELLAMUTHU. K | IND | 595 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SIVASUBRAMANI.S | IND | 514 | 0.4% |
| 9 | SURESH. M | IND | 460 | 0.4% |
| 10 | SRINIVASAN.P | IND | 286 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SADAYAPPAN.K | IND | 150 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SHANMUGAVEL. P | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (78th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.2% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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78th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
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46th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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169th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 53.7%ADMK 36.9%OTH 9.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%
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.