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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 118 · 2016
Coimbatore North
Winner — 2016
ARUN KUMAR P.R.G.
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 41.1%DMK 37.0%14 others 22.0%
Votes
77,540
41.0% share
Winning margin
7,724
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
62.1%
of 3,04,374
A closely fought contest. ARUN KUMAR P.R.G. won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUN KUMAR P.R.G. | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 77,540 | 41.0% |
| 2 | S.MEENALOGU | 69,816 | 37.0% | |
| 3 | KANNAN ALIAS S.DEVARAJ | BJP | 16,741 | 8.9% |
| 4 | S.M.@ MURUGAN P. | 12,153 | 6.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,574 | 2.4% |
| 6 | BALENDRAN C.B. | 3,114 | 1.6% | |
| 7 | KAMARAJ NATESAN | 2,196 | 1.2% | |
| 8 | SANGANOOR PREMKUMAR | KMDK | 1,036 | 0.6% |
| 9 | NARAYANAMOORTHY(PROFE SSOR DR)S. | IND | 397 | 0.2% |
| 10 | ANTONY LOUIS S. | IND | 331 | 0.2% |
| 11 | DENNIS KOVIL PILLAI E. | GMI | 303 | 0.2% |
| 12 | MANIMARAN A. | IND | 249 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SATHEESH KUMAR R. | IND | 131 | 0.1% |
| 14 | VIJAYAKUMAR D. | 130 | 0.1% | |
| 15 | MARUTHACHALAM V. | VBMP | 92 | 0.1% |
| 16 | PUSHPANANTHAM V. | PPIS | 79 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (224th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 2.0% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
224th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.18
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
80th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 41.0%DMK 37.0%BJP 8.9%DMDK 6.4%OTH 4.3%NOTA 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
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— 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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