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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 227 · 2006

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Winner — 2006

GEETHA JEEVAN.P
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 50.7%ADMK 41.0%13 others 8.3%
Votes
79,821
50.7% share
Winning margin
15,323
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
65.0%
of 2,42,170

A clear win with a 9.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GEETHA JEEVAN.P
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
79,82150.7%
2
DANIELRAJ.S
64,49841.0%
3
PETERRAJ.G.V
7,5724.8%
4
SIVAMURUGAN.T
1,7881.1%
5
KASIPANDIAN.T
1,2660.8%
6
SARAVANAMUTHU.M
1,0070.6%
7
RAMKUMAR V
IND
4060.3%
8
MURUGAN A
IND
2030.1%
9
NAGARAJAN.V
1610.1%
10
SANKARALINGAM P
IND
1600.1%
11
JEYAMAL ARPUTHARAJ.B
1260.1%
12
ARUMUGANAINAR A
IND
1170.1%
13
BOMBAIDASAN.J
IJP
1160.1%
14
KARTHIKEYAN M
IND
1090.1%
15
GNANADURAI S
IND
960.1%

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

Low turnout (192nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.4% · max 34.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
192nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
157th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 50.7%ADMK 41.0%OTH 8.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments

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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