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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 53 · 2016

Krishnagiri

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Winner — 2016

T.SENGUTTUVAN
DMK· Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
DMK 43.8%ADMK 41.4%18 others 14.8%
Votes
87,637
43.8% share
Winning margin
4,891
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
80.4%
of 2,48,873

A closely fought contest. T.SENGUTTUVAN won with a 2.4% margin.

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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T.SENGUTTUVAN
DMK
Democratic Progressive Alliance (DPA, TN) (UPA)
87,63743.8%
2
V.GOVINDARAJ
ADMK
82,74641.4%
3
S.KUMAR
PMK
15,7367.9%
4
R.JAYAPRAKASH
TMC(M)
4,1992.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,8550.9%
6
MANAGER
IND
1,1950.6%
7
K.M.CHANDRAMOHAN
NCP
1,1510.6%
8
G.LATHA
IND
1,0820.5%
9
PONN.PARTHIBAN
NTK
9860.5%
10
ARUNGOWTHAM
IJK
8860.4%
11
K.VELU
IND
6630.3%
12
M.K.SIVARAJ
IND
4150.2%
13
P.PANDIAN@PANDIA PRABHU
IND
2910.1%
14
T.V.S.GANDHI
IND
2580.1%
15
K.VADIVEL
IND
1980.1%
16
K.C.VENKATESH
UCPI
1940.1%
17
B.MUBARAK
AIMIM
1720.1%
18
G.VAJRAVEL
KMDK
1670.1%
19
K.SANKAR
UMK
1580.1%
20
K.N.SIGAMANI
PTK
1030.1%

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 (139th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.2% · max 37.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
139th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
55th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 43.8%ADMK 41.4%PMK 7.9%OTH 6.1%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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango Processing
🏛️

Hill Fort, Krishnagiri

🏛️MonumentASI

Hill Fort

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Our Lady of Fatima Church, Krishnagiri

Our Lady of Fatima Church, Krishnagiri

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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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