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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 76 · 2006
Kaveripattinam
Winner — 2006
MEGANATHAN T A
PMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
PMK 46.0%ADMK 37.6%7 others 16.4%
Votes
64,878
46.0% share
Winning margin
11,734
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
77.1%
of 1,83,149
A clear win with a 8.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEGANATHAN T A | Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA) | 64,878 | 46.0% |
| 2 | MUNUSAMY K P | 53,144 | 37.6% | |
| 3 | CHINNARAJ K R | 14,892 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | VENKATESAN V | IND | 2,509 | 1.8% |
| 5 | RAJAMANI T. | IND | 1,511 | 1.1% |
| 6 | ARUL MOZHI M | 1,173 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | KUPPUSAMY D | IND | 1,069 | 0.8% |
| 8 | KAVIARASU S | IND | 1,043 | 0.7% |
| 9 | MADAPPAN K | 954 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (76th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.1% · max 46.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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76th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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217th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PMK 46.0%ADMK 37.6%DMDK 10.6%OTH 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%
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.