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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 6 · 2016
Avadi
Winner — 2016
PANDIA RAJAN K
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 39.9%DMK 39.4%20 others 20.7%
Votes
1,08,064
39.9% share
Winning margin
1,395
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
67.9%
of 3,98,613
Avadi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 1,395 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PANDIA RAJAN K | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1,08,064 | 39.9% |
| 2 | NASAR S M | 1,06,669 | 39.4% | |
| 3 | ANTHRIDOSS R | 22,848 | 8.4% | |
| 4 | ANANDAKRISHNAN N | 12,428 | 4.6% | |
| 5 | LOGANATHAN J | BJP | 7,232 | 2.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,994 | 1.8% |
| 7 | NALLATHAMBI S | 4,301 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | CHARLES S | 1,477 | 0.6% | |
| 9 | NAZAR S M A | IND | 452 | 0.2% |
| 10 | DINESH KUMAR P | IND | 402 | 0.1% |
| 11 | PANDIARAJAN G | IND | 386 | 0.1% |
| 12 | DHARANI K | IND | 193 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SELVANAYAGAM D | IND | 188 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ANTHARAIYAN | IND | 173 | 0.1% |
| 15 | DURGA PRASAD G | IND | 148 | 0.1% |
| 16 | PONNUSAMY R | VBMP | 138 | 0.1% |
| 17 | KARTHIKEYAN V P | IND | 136 | 0.1% |
| 18 | JANOVA J | IND | 115 | 0.0% |
| 19 | KALIAMMAL RAJENDRAN | IND | 110 | 0.0% |
| 20 | SATHYA D | IND | 103 | 0.0% |
| 21 | RAMACHANDRAN J | IND | 89 | 0.0% |
| 22 | ROWOTH PASARI | 86 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (208th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.5% · max 52.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
208th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
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226th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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86th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 39.9%DMK 39.4%MDMK 8.4%OTH 10.4%NOTA 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/21
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.25 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
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