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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
EZHILAN N
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
71,86752.9%
2
KUSHBOO SUNDAR
39,40529.0%
3
K M SHARIFF
MNM
11,7918.7%
4
SHERINE AJ
8,8846.5%
NOTA
NOTA
1,3851.0%
6
VAIDHYANATHAN N
1,1550.8%
7
WILLIAMS D
2460.2%
8
RADHA KRISHNAN S
IND
2310.2%
9
MANIVANNAN N
IND
2290.2%
10
PARTHIBAN V
IND
1540.1%
11
DOMNIC A
NINIK
720.1%
12
SANJEEVI S
IND
660.1%
13
SUDAKAR R
IND
660.1%
14
BABU A
IND
650.1%
15
A GEORGE BENNY
IND
620.1%
16
NIRMAL KUMAR S
IND
530.0%
17
RIAZ(A) SYED ZAKEERULLA
AMAK
520.0%
18
P PARIMALA
IND
470.0%
19
VELRAJ S
IND
420.0%
20
DEEBAN M
IND
370.0%
21
SEKAR K
IND
310.0%

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
safe
23.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
164th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
14th of 234

Where 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?

2 locations
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