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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUN KUMAR P.R.G.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
77,54041.0%
2
S.MEENALOGU
69,81637.0%
3
KANNAN ALIAS S.DEVARAJ
BJP
16,7418.9%
4
S.M.@ MURUGAN P.
12,1536.4%
NOTA
NOTA
4,5742.4%
6
BALENDRAN C.B.
3,1141.6%
7
KAMARAJ NATESAN
2,1961.2%
8
SANGANOOR PREMKUMAR
KMDK
1,0360.6%
9
NARAYANAMOORTHY(PROFE SSOR DR)S.
IND
3970.2%
10
ANTONY LOUIS S.
IND
3310.2%
11
DENNIS KOVIL PILLAI E.
GMI
3030.2%
12
MANIMARAN A.
IND
2490.1%
13
SATHEESH KUMAR R.
IND
1310.1%
14
VIJAYAKUMAR D.
1300.1%
15
MARUTHACHALAM V.
VBMP
920.1%
16
PUSHPANANTHAM V.
PPIS
790.0%

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
safe
4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 2.0% · max 35.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
224th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.18
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
80th of 234

Where 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?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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