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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2021
Thousand Lights
Winner — 2021
EZHILAN N
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 52.9%BJP 29.0%19 others 18.1%
Votes
71,867
52.9% share
Winning margin
32,462
23.9% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
56.3%
of 2,41,671
Thousand Lights is a safe seat — EZHILAN N won by 23.9%.
Seat history
4 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EZHILAN N | Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA) | 71,867 | 52.9% |
| 2 | KUSHBOO SUNDAR | 39,405 | 29.0% | |
| 3 | K M SHARIFF | MNM | 11,791 | 8.7% |
| 4 | SHERINE AJ | 8,884 | 6.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,385 | 1.0% |
| 6 | VAIDHYANATHAN N | 1,155 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | WILLIAMS D | 246 | 0.2% | |
| 8 | RADHA KRISHNAN S | IND | 231 | 0.2% |
| 9 | MANIVANNAN N | IND | 229 | 0.2% |
| 10 | PARTHIBAN V | IND | 154 | 0.1% |
| 11 | DOMNIC A | NINIK | 72 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SANJEEVI S | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SUDAKAR R | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BABU A | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| 15 | A GEORGE BENNY | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 16 | NIRMAL KUMAR S | IND | 53 | 0.0% |
| 17 | RIAZ(A) SYED ZAKEERULLA | AMAK | 52 | 0.0% |
| 18 | P PARIMALA | IND | 47 | 0.0% |
| 19 | VELRAJ S | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
| 20 | DEEBAN M | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| 21 | SEKAR K | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (164th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
164th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
14th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 52.9%BJP 29.0%MNM 8.7%NTK 6.5%OTH 1.9%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/20
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.15 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?
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