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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 198 · 2019 by-elections

Andipatti

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Winner — 2019 by-elections

MAHARAJAN.A
DMK
DMK 43.4%ADMK 37.2%14 others 19.4%
Votes
87,079
43.4% share
Winning margin
12,323
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
16

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHARAJAN.A
DMK
87,07943.4%
2
LOGIRAJAN.A
ADMK
74,75637.2%
3
JEYAKUMAR.R
IND
28,31314.1%
4
ARUNADEVI.R
NTK
5,1802.6%
5
ALAGARSAMY.G
IND
2,4081.2%
6
RAMESHBABU.R
IND
4840.2%
7
KANDUKKARAN.K
ETMK
4510.2%
8
RANJITHKUMAR.M
IND
4060.2%
9
JEYAKODI.V
IND
3220.2%
10
JAKKAIYAN.G
IND
3000.1%
11
VAIGAIPANDIYAN.K
IND
2620.1%
12
RAJAPANDIAN.S
IND
2410.1%
13
KALUSIVALINGAM.M.S
IND
1990.1%
14
BALAKRISHNAN.R
IND
1800.1%
15
MUTHUVEL.G
IND
1430.1%
16
KANDHAVEL.E
IND
1130.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (153rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 1.3% · max 48.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
153rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.41
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
66th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
21 seats · 11 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 43.4%ADMK 37.2%IND 14.1%OTH 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,45,899
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,868 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.2%Other 7.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.9%
Electricity91.6%
Sanitation39.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Women literate85.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.0%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance67.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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