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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 233 · 2006

Vilavancode

Winner — 2006

JOHN JOSEPH G
CPM· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
CPM 53.7%ADMK 16.2%8 others 30.1%
Votes
64,532
53.7% share
Winning margin
45,074
37.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
61.4%
of 1,95,426

Vilavancode is a safe seat — JOHN JOSEPH G won by 37.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JOHN JOSEPH G
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
64,53253.7%
2
FRANKLIN.F
19,45816.2%
3
VIJAYA RAGHAVAN.PON
13,43411.2%
4
DEVADHAS.L
12,55310.4%
5
IDAN SONY.L
7,3096.1%
6
GEORGE.E
IND
1,1821.0%
7
RAJADHASAN.Y
5320.4%
8
VEL KUMAR.P.S
ABHM
4230.3%
9
PRABHAKARAN.K
IND
3340.3%
10
GNANAMUTHAN.V
IND
3190.3%

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

Low turnout (222nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
37.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 1.3% · max 40.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
222nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
148th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
67th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 53.7%ADMK 16.2%NCP 11.2%BJP 10.4%DMDK 6.1%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,70,374
Density
1111 / km²
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,684 km²
SC population4.0%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 48.6%Christian 46.9%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.1%
Electricity95.2%
Sanitation87.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.3%
Children underweight (under 5)14.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Women literate97.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.3%
Clean cooking fuel74.4%
Health insurance64.1%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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