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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 30 · 2021

Pallavaram

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Winner — 2021

KARUNANITHI
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 47.5%ADMK 33.3%21 others 19.2%
Votes
1,26,427
47.5% share
Winning margin
37,781
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
60.9%
of 4,37,387

A clear win with a 14.2% margin.

Seat history

4 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARUNANITHI
DMK
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
1,26,42747.5%
2
RAJENDRAN
ADMK
88,64633.3%
3
MINISHREE KANAGARAJ
NTK
21,3628.0%
4
SENTHIL KUMAR
MNM
20,6127.7%
5
MURUGESAN
DMDK
3,7181.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,9450.7%
7
SERMA SELVARAJ
DMSK
5250.2%
8
KARTHICK
BSP
5190.2%
9
GOKULKRISHNAN
TNLK
4320.2%
10
KUMARA DOSS
IND
2740.1%
11
SADAM HUSSAIN
IND
2670.1%
12
SATHYASEELAN
LJP
2340.1%
13
AJITHKUMAR
PT
2020.1%
14
VEERALAKSHMI
MIDP
1710.1%
15
BALAJI
IND
1670.1%
16
KANAGARAJ
IND
1330.1%
17
MICHAEL
IND
1240.1%
18
RAMACHANDRAN.R
IND
960.0%
19
PERUMAL
IND
860.0%
20
SASIKUMAR LAKSHMIPATHY
NDPOSI
850.0%
21
SRIDHARAN
DRMRPMKKC
690.0%
22
KUMAR
AMGRDMK
590.0%
23
BHASKARAN
IND
410.0%

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

Average turnout (156th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.8% · max 27.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
156th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
190th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
31st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 47.5%ADMK 33.3%NTK 8.0%MNM 7.7%OTH 2.7%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.26 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%

What's nearby?

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