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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 6 · 2006

Purasawalkam

Winner — 2006

BABU V.S.
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 47.0%ADMK 43.2%18 others 9.8%
Votes
90,168
47.0% share
Winning margin
7,385
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
65.1%
of 2,94,352

A closely fought contest. BABU V.S. won with a 3.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BABU V.S.
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
90,16847.0%
2
VENKATESHBABU
82,78343.2%
3
JACQUELENE GOMEZ
12,6916.6%
4
ELUMALAI V.
2,0191.1%
5
KAMALAAKANNAN J.
7690.4%
6
RAJA K.
IND
6030.3%
7
PRATHABAN S.
IND
5520.3%
8
VENKATESAN G.
IND
4080.2%
9
BALACHANDAR V.G.
IND
3480.2%
10
SATHIYASEELAN N.
IND
1840.1%
11
BABU M.R.S.
IND
1610.1%
12
VASANTHA KUMARI A.
1470.1%
13
SENTHIL VADIVELAN S.P.
IND
1390.1%
14
BASKAR B.
IND
1370.1%
15
SATHISH KUMAR V.
IND
1280.1%
16
GIRIJA
TNJC
1210.1%
17
AYYAVOO V.
IND
1010.1%
18
SUGUMAR P.
IND
770.0%
19
KUMARAN K.
IND
720.0%
20
GOPI K.
IND
720.0%

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

Low turnout (208th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.5% · max 52.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
208th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
86th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 47.0%ADMK 43.2%DMDK 6.6%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%

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