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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 33 · 2016

Thiruporur

Winner — 2016

KOTHANDAPANI. M
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 34.9%DMK 34.4%11 others 30.7%
Votes
70,215
34.9% share
Winning margin
950
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
79.1%
of 2,54,307

Thiruporur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 950 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KOTHANDAPANI. M
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
70,21534.9%
2
VISWANATHAN. V
69,26534.4%
3
VASU. K
28,12514.0%
4
SATHYA. C.E
25,53912.7%
5
RANGASWAMY.V.G
BJP
2,6051.3%
NOTA
NOTA
2,1161.1%
7
ELLALAN YUSUF.I
1,8360.9%
8
KUMAR.V
3630.2%
9
VICTOR JOHN. J
2950.1%
10
PARVENTHAN.N
IND
2240.1%
11
SEKAR. M
IND
2190.1%
12
SURESH. B
IND
1810.1%
13
PAKKIRIAMBEDKAR. K.V
IND
1580.1%

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

Average turnout (80th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.2% · max 31.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
80th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
65th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 34.9%DMK 34.4%PMK 14.0%MDMK 12.7%OTH 2.9%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%

What's nearby?

37 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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