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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 166 · 2016Reserved (SC)

Thiruthuraipundi

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Winner — 2016

ADALARASAN. P
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 41.1%ADMK 33.5%10 others 25.4%
Votes
72,127
41.1% share
Winning margin
13,250
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
78.8%
of 2,22,916

A clear win with a 7.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ADALARASAN. P
DMK
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
72,12741.1%
2
UMAMAHESWARI. K
ADMK
58,87733.5%
3
ULAGANATHAN. K
CPI
33,03818.8%
4
UDAYAKUMAR. G
BJP
BJP
3,9372.2%
5
RAJAMOHAN. S
PMK
2,0051.1%
6
SARAVANAKUMAR. J.S
NTK
1,8441.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,7681.0%
8
AYYAPPAN. T
TMMK
8700.5%
9
MURUGESAN. R
IND
3680.2%
10
VEERAPANDYAN. R
IND
3390.2%
11
PUGHAZHENDI. R
IND
2840.2%
12
PASUPATHI. U
IND
1630.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (155th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.3% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
155th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
98th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 41.1%ADMK 33.5%CPI 18.8%OTH 5.6%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,277
Density
556 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,274 km²
SC population34.1%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Muslim 7.6%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water74.5%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation39.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.1%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance75.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agricultural Products

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