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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 73 · 2016Reserved (SC)

Vanur

Winner — 2016

CHAKRAPANI M
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 36.8%DMK 30.9%8 others 32.3%
Votes
64,167
36.8% share
Winning margin
10,223
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
78.8%
of 2,21,269

A clear win with a 5.9% margin.

Seat history

0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHAKRAPANI M
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
64,16736.8%
2
MYDILI R
53,94430.9%
3
SANKAR P
27,24015.6%
4
RAVIKUMAR D
23,87313.7%
5
THIRUSELVAKUMAR D
BJP
1,7161.0%
NOTA
NOTA
1,4300.8%
7
LATCHOUMY M
7970.5%
8
KANNABIRAN V
5950.3%
9
SELVAKUMARI E
IND
4510.3%
10
ELAMURUGAN V
IND
2150.1%

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

High turnout (26th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 42.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
26th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
200th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 36.8%DMK 30.9%PMK 15.6%VCK 13.7%OTH 2.2%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food products - Rice🏺Rice
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Megalithic cairns and stone circles

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic cairns and stone circles

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Megalithic stone circles

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic stone circles

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Urn burial site

🏛️MonumentASI

Urn burial site

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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