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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 137 · 2021

Kulithalai

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Winner — 2021

R.Manickam
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 51.1%ADMK 39.1%17 others 9.8%
Votes
1,00,829
51.1% share
Winning margin
23,540
11.9% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
86.2%
of 2,29,173

A clear win with a 11.9% margin.

Seat history

2 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R.Manickam
DMK
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
1,00,82951.1%
2
N.R.Chandrasekar
ADMK
77,28939.1%
3
Seeni.Prakasu
NTK
11,5115.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,1910.6%
5
R.Saravanan
IND
8380.4%
6
V.Nirosha
AMMK
7610.4%
7
R.Chandrasekar
IND
6940.3%
8
S.Manikandan
IJK
6740.3%
9
V.Vellaiyan
IND
6120.3%
10
P.Anbalagan
BSP
5900.3%
11
K.Suresh
IND
4940.3%
12
M.Sankar
SMKNK
4600.2%
13
B.Selvaraj
IND
3990.2%
14
V.Alex Mouris
IND
2450.1%
15
M.Saravanan
IND
2210.1%
16
A.Subethar
TPSTP
2150.1%
17
S.Barani
IND
1840.1%
18
S.Kandasamy
IND
1380.1%
19
R.Kalyana Sundaram
IND
1110.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.3% · max 32.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
4th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.39
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
185th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 51.1%ADMK 39.1%NTK 5.8%OTH 3.4%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,64,493
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 5.0%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water87.0%
Electricity92.0%
Sanitation41.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated82.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.0%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance74.6%

What's nearby?

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