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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 213 · 2019 by-elections

Vilathikulam

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Winner — 2019 by-elections

CHINNAPPAN.P
ADMK
ADMK 44.3%DMK 26.3%12 others 29.4%
Votes
70,139
44.3% share
Winning margin
28,554
18.0% of votes
Total candidates
14

Vilathikulam is a safe seat — CHINNAPPAN.P won by 18.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHINNAPPAN.P
ADMK
70,13944.3%
2
JAYAKUMAR.A.C
DMK
41,58526.3%
3
MARKANDAYAN.V
IND
27,45617.4%
4
JOTHIMONY.K
IND
9,6956.1%
5
KALIDOSS.M
NTK
4,6282.9%
6
NATARAJAN.T
MNM
1,3990.9%
7
DHEEPA VALENTINA.T
IND
7780.5%
8
RAJIVGANDHI.M
IND
6340.4%
9
MURUGANANTHAM.M
IND
5270.3%
10
PONRAJ.P
NIDP
4580.3%
11
HARIHARAN.S
IND
2900.2%
12
VINOTH KUMAR.M
IND
2490.2%
13
MARIMUTHU.P
IND
2330.1%
14
RAJAMANI.P
IND
2180.1%

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 (145th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.5% · max 25.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
145th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.61
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
133rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
21 seats · 11 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 44.3%DMK 26.3%IND 17.4%IND 6.1%OTH 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine Foods

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