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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 197 · 2006

Ilayangudi

Winner — 2006

RAJAKANNAPPAN R.S
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 52.3%ADMK 39.2%9 others 8.5%
Votes
50,952
52.3% share
Winning margin
12,706
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
66.8%
of 1,45,800

A clear win with a 13.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJAKANNAPPAN R.S
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
50,95252.3%
2
AYYACHAMY.K
38,24639.2%
3
MANIMARAN .V
2,7052.8%
4
DEIVENDRAN.M
1,3441.4%
5
MURUGESAN.R
IND
1,2291.3%
6
SARAVANAN .M
1,1231.1%
7
SETHUBATHI DURAI.S
6140.6%
8
AYYASAMY.S
IND
4340.5%
9
BALAKRISHNAN S.S
3480.4%
10
BASKARAN .R
IND
2720.3%
11
KRISHNAN S.A
IND
1980.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (161st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.1% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
161st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.03
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
176th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 52.3%ADMK 39.2%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ready Made Garments
🏛️

Cave in Sittharmalai

🏛️MonumentASI

Cave in Sittharmalai

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Jain statues, rock inscriptions and Panchapandava beds on the hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Jain statues, rock inscriptions and Panchapandava beds on the hill

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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