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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 221 · 2016

Kadayanallur

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Winner — 2016

MUHAMMED ABUBACKER.K.A.M
IUML· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
IUML 37.5%ADMK 36.9%14 others 25.6%
Votes
70,763
37.5% share
Winning margin
1,194
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
71.3%
of 2,64,848

Kadayanallur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 1,194 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUHAMMED ABUBACKER.K.A.M
IUML
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
70,76337.5%
2
SHEIK DAWOOD. S
ADMK
69,56936.9%
3
GOTHAI MARIAPPAN
DMDK
15,8588.4%
4
KATHIRVELU. V
BJP
BJP
14,2867.6%
5
JABAR ALI USMANI.J
SDPI
5,9933.2%
6
RAJA MARAVAN.S
AIFB
3,5811.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,9691.0%
8
MUTHURAMALINGAM .S
NTK
1,6810.9%
9
THIRUMALAIKUMARASAMY. M
PMK
1,3500.7%
10
SANTHANA MARIAPPAN. V
TMMK
8440.5%
11
MOHAMED ABDUL RAHMAN.P
IND
8120.4%
12
POOBATHY RAJAPANDIYAN.R
IND
7300.4%
13
S.ZAHIR ABBAS
IND
4810.3%
14
ABDULLA.K.M
IND
4200.2%
15
KARUPPASAMY.P
IND
2100.1%
16
GAFOOR. M
IND
1900.1%

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 (181st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.6% · max 33.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
181st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
213th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IUML 37.5%ADMK 36.9%DMDK 8.4%BJP 7.6%OTH 8.6%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
Aryankavu Sastha Temple

Aryankavu Sastha Temple

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
🏛️

Two Rock cut Temples with Inscriptions

🏛️MonumentASI

Two Rock cut Temples with Inscriptions

📍Google MapsOSM

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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