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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 116 · 2016
Sulur
Winner — 2016
KANAGARAJ R.
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 47.4%INC 30.2%11 others 22.4%
Votes
1,00,977
47.4% share
Winning margin
36,631
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
75.6%
of 2,81,890
Sulur is a safe seat — KANAGARAJ R. won by 17.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANAGARAJ R. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,00,977 | 47.4% |
| 2 | MANOHARAN V.M.C. | 64,346 | 30.2% | |
| 3 | MANDHARASALAM S.D. | BJP | 13,517 | 6.3% |
| 4 | THINAKARAN K. | 13,106 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | PREMIER SELVAM @ KALICHAMY M. | KMDK | 9,672 | 4.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,688 | 1.7% |
| 7 | VIJAYARAGAVAN M.V. | 2,873 | 1.4% | |
| 8 | GANESAN P.K. | 1,687 | 0.8% | |
| 9 | ABDUL HAKKEM P. | 978 | 0.5% | |
| 10 | LAKSHMANAN. G | IND | 813 | 0.4% |
| 11 | KAVITHAKARTHIKEYAN | IND | 684 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SINGAM SETHU | 511 | 0.2% | |
| 13 | PON MANOHARAN | 269 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (82nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 1.0% · max 22.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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82nd of 234How crowded is the field?
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3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 234How much NOTA?
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0.5%
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52nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 47.4%INC 30.2%BJP 6.3%DMDK 6.2%OTH 8.2%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Motor Pumps
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