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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2021

Royapuram

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Winner — 2021

MURTHY.R.IDREAM
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 53.2%ADMK 30.2%25 others 16.6%
Votes
64,424
53.2% share
Winning margin
27,779
22.9% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
62.6%
of 1,93,595

Royapuram is a safe seat — MURTHY.R.IDREAM won by 22.9%.

Seat history

1 of 26 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

27 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MURTHY.R.IDREAM
DMK
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
64,42453.2%
2
JAYAKUMAR.D
ADMK
36,64530.2%
3
GUNASEKARAN.S
MNM
8,1666.7%
4
KAMALI.S
NTK
7,9536.6%
5
RAMAJAYAM.C
AMMK
1,1280.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
9010.7%
7
JAMES MARTIN.M
TNLK
5570.5%
8
SUGANTHAN.T
IND
2050.2%
9
KUMAR.S
BSP
1800.1%
10
MOHAN.A
TPSTP
1720.1%
11
SELVAKUMAR.J
IND
1330.1%
12
DHANASEKARAN.G
IND
1090.1%
13
SUBRAMANI.S.N
IND
850.1%
14
SUNDARAPANDIAN.R
IND
600.1%
15
PRASATH.K
IND
580.1%
16
DINAKARAN.S
IND
560.1%
17
PRABHAKARAN.V
IND
550.1%
18
GOKUL.G
IND
520.0%
19
CHELLAPPPAN.T
IND
500.0%
20
MURTHY.T.C.S
IND
430.0%
21
SATHISH.S
IND
300.0%
22
KALIDASS.K.R
IND
270.0%
23
VELU.G
IND
270.0%
24
KARUNAKARAN.H
IND
260.0%
25
KARTHICK.V
IND
210.0%
26
PRABHU.D
IND
180.0%
27
VINDHAN.A
IND
100.0%

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

Low turnout (204th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.0% · max 41.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
204th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
139th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 53.2%ADMK 30.2%MNM 6.7%NTK 6.6%OTH 2.6%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/26

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering and Auto components
🏛️

Old Town Wall

🏛️MonumentASI

Old Town Wall

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St. Peter's Church, Royapuram

St. Peter's Church, Royapuram

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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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