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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 157 · 2021

Bhuvanagiri

Winner — 2021

Arunmozhithevan. A
ADMK· NDA (NDA)
ADMK 48.9%DMK 44.7%13 others 6.3%
Votes
96,453
48.9% share
Winning margin
8,259
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
78.6%
of 2,50,941

A closely fought contest. Arunmozhithevan. A won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history

2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Arunmozhithevan. A
NDA (NDA)
96,45348.9%
2
Saravanan. Durai.K
88,19444.7%
3
Rathinavel. R.
6,9583.5%
4
Balamurugan. K.S.K
2,4701.3%
NOTA
NOTA
1,0580.5%
6
Ezhilvendhan. R
5040.3%
7
Ranjith. R
IND
3330.2%
8
Revathi. R.
IJK
3150.2%
9
Saravanan. J.
IND
1960.1%
10
Jeyakumar. K
IND
1840.1%
11
Pazhanivel. M
IND
1420.1%
12
Balamurugan. G.C
IND
1330.1%
13
Anandan. S (a) Kavignar Sella Aananthamaalai
IND
1020.1%
14
Sivakumari. T
IND
680.0%
15
Ezhilvendan. P.
IND
550.0%

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

Average turnout (84th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 1.2% · max 36.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
84th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
165th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 48.9%DMK 44.7%OTH 5.8%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.23 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

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

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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