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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 54 · 2021

Veppanahalli

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Winner — 2021

K.P.Munusamy
ADMK· NDA (NDA)
ADMK 45.9%DMK 44.4%14 others 9.7%
Votes
94,104
45.9% share
Winning margin
3,054
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
81.3%
of 2,52,294

Veppanahalli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 3,054 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

0 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.59 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2016 vs 2021

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.P.Munusamy
ADMK
NDA (NDA)
94,10445.9%
2
P.Murugan
DMK
91,05044.4%
3
M.Sakthivel
NTK
8,3104.0%
4
S.M.Murugesan
DMDK
3,6011.8%
5
Abdul Azeez Amanullah
IND
3,0221.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,6620.8%
7
P.Jayapal
MNM
6720.3%
8
Ramaswamy
IND
5670.3%
9
S.Thangapandiyan
TNLK
4190.2%
10
C.Chakkarlappa
IND
4050.2%
11
Lakshmanan Shanmugam
IND
3780.2%
12
K.P.U.UVARAJ
IND
2850.1%
13
M.Mariyappan
PT
2260.1%
14
Krishnamoorthy
IND
1550.1%
15
Usha
IND
1540.1%
16
Valli
APTADMK
1310.1%

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 (58th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.1% · max 25.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
58th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
7th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 45.9%DMK 44.4%OTH 8.9%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.59 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,79,809
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,129 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 6.1%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.6%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation33.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated87.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Women literate78.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.0%
Health insurance73.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango Processing
Hill Fort, Rayakottai

Hill Fort, Rayakottai

🏛️MonumentASI

Hill Fort

📍Google MapsOSM
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Our Lady Of Velankanni Church, Shoolagiri

⛪ChurchWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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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