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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 77 · 2016

Ulundurpet

Winner — 2016

KUMARAGURU R.
ADMK· All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
ADMK 36.0%DMK 34.2%24 others 29.8%
Votes
81,973
36.0% share
Winning margin
4,164
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
82.9%
of 2,74,436

Ulundurpet was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 4,164 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

26 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUMARAGURU R.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
81,97336.0%
2
VASANTHAVEL G.R.
77,80934.2%
3
VIJAYKANT
34,44715.1%
4
BALU K.
20,2338.9%
5
SARAVANAN G.V.
IND
2,6571.2%
6
SHANMUGAM P.
IND
1,7910.8%
7
ARUMUGAM E
IND
9310.4%
8
VIJAYAKANTH A.
IND
8720.4%
9
CHANDRASEKARAN N.
8560.4%
NOTA
NOTA
8290.4%
11
AGNI SRIRAMACHANDRAN
IND
5380.2%
12
DESINGH S.
5240.2%
13
BAKKIIYALAKSHMI K.
IND
5160.2%
14
RAJASEKARAN K.
IND
5050.2%
15
ARIGOVINDHAN T.
IND
4580.2%
16
BALU P.
IND
3630.2%
17
KUMARAGURU D.
IND
3430.1%
18
RAMALINGAM G.
KMDK
3100.1%
19
RAJENDRAN S.
IJK
2930.1%
20
ARASAN K.
IND
2800.1%
21
VENKATESAN M.
CPI(ML)(L)
2740.1%
22
VIJAYAKANTH S.
IND
1810.1%
23
PADMARAJAN DR.K.
IND
1660.1%
24
SURIYA PRAKASH M.
VTIP
1260.1%
25
RAHAMATHULLAH SHARIFF
IND
1070.1%
26
MANOKARAN D.
IND
940.0%

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 (63rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.8% · max 43.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
63rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
160th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
121st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
232 seats · 117 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 36.0%DMK 34.2%DMDK 15.1%PMK 8.9%OTH 5.4%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food products - Rice🏺Rice
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Sri Apath Sahayeswara Temple and gate way with horses

🏛️MonumentASI

Sri Apath Sahayeswara Temple and gate way with horses

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Sri Apath Sahayeswara Temple and gate way with horses

🏛️MonumentASI

Sri Apath Sahayeswara Temple and gate way with horses

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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