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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 223 · 2021
Alangulam
Winner — 2021
PAUL MANOJ PANDIAN
ADMK· NDA (NDA)
ADMK 36.4%DMK 34.7%9 others 28.9%
Votes
74,153
36.4% share
Winning margin
3,539
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
77.4%
of 2,62,891
Alangulam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 3,539 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
5 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.66 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAUL MANOJ PANDIAN | NDA (NDA) | 74,153 | 36.4% |
| 2 | DR.POONGOTHAI ALADI ARUNA | 70,614 | 34.7% | |
| 3 | HARI NADAR.A | IND | 37,727 | 18.5% |
| 4 | M.SANGEETHA ESAK | 12,519 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | RAJENDRANATHAN | 2,816 | 1.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,786 | 0.9% |
| 7 | S.SELVAKUMAR | MNM | 1,454 | 0.7% |
| 8 | A.UDHAYAKUMAR | PT | 1,105 | 0.5% |
| 9 | ARUNKUMAR.K | IND | 492 | 0.2% |
| 10 | K.SIVARAM | IND | 436 | 0.2% |
| 11 | S.SANKAR GANESH YADAV | IND | 376 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (131st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.2% · max 40.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
131st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.81
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
85th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 36.4%DMK 34.7%IND 18.5%NTK 6.2%OTH 3.3%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.66 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%
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.