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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 51 · 2016Reserved (SC)

Uthangarai

Winner — 2016

N.MANORANJITHAM
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 38.7%DMK 37.3%10 others 24.0%
Votes
69,980
38.8% share
Winning margin
2,613
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
82.6%
of 2,18,671

Uthangarai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 2,613 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N.MANORANJITHAM
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
69,98038.8%
2
S.MALATHY
67,36737.3%
3
T.N.ANGUTHI
23,50013.0%
4
C.KANIYAMUDHAN
12,6697.0%
NOTA
NOTA
1,7170.9%
6
S A PANDU
BJP
1,5910.9%
7
V. THEERTHAGIRI
KMDK
1,2660.7%
8
VENKATESAN T
7280.4%
9
THEERTHAGIRI A
IND
5780.3%
10
K.BALAMUTHU
IND
5470.3%
11
C.HAMSA
4810.3%
12
THEERTHAGIRI A
1920.1%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (114th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.4% · max 36.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
114th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
86th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
93rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 38.8%DMK 37.3%PMK 13.0%VCK 7.0%OTH 3.0%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,79,809
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,129 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 6.1%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.6%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation33.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated87.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Women literate78.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.0%
Health insurance73.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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