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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 158 · 2021

Chidambaram

Winner — 2021

K.A. PANDIAN
ADMK· NDA (NDA)
ADMK 50.2%IUML 40.9%10 others 8.9%
Votes
91,961
50.2% share
Winning margin
16,937
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
71.9%
of 2,54,903

A clear win with a 9.2% margin.

Seat history

0 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.39 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.A. PANDIAN
NDA (NDA)
91,96150.2%
2
S. ABDUL RAHMAN
75,02440.9%
3
NATARAJAN KRISHNAMOORTHY
9,0715.0%
4
G. DEVASAGAYAM
MNM
2,9531.6%
5
M. NANTHINIDEVI
1,3880.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,2020.7%
7
D. CHANDRA PRABU
4780.3%
8
S. BALAMURUGAN
IND
3370.2%
9
K. UDAYA SELVAN
AMPK
3050.2%
10
C. VINOBA
IND
2450.1%
11
B. NARAYANAMOORTHY
IND
2420.1%
12
M. RAGHUNATHAN
IMK
1460.1%

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

Average turnout (143rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.9% · max 27.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
143rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
122nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
101st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 50.2%IUML 40.9%OTH 8.3%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.39 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
🏺Cashew Nuts

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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