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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 63 · 2021

Tiruvannamalai

Winner — 2021

E V VELU
DMK· Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
DMK 66.0%BJP 20.7%14 others 13.3%
Votes
1,37,876
66.0% share
Winning margin
94,673
45.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
71.7%
of 2,91,304

Tiruvannamalai is a safe seat — E V VELU won by 45.3%.

Seat history

2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
E V VELU
Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) (INDIA)
1,37,87666.0%
2
S THANIGAIVEL
43,20320.7%
3
J KAMALAKKANNAN
13,9956.7%
4
ARUL R
MNM
6,2463.0%
NOTA
NOTA
2,1941.1%
6
A G PANCHATCHARAM
2,1081.0%
7
J JAMEEL BASHA
IND
7800.4%
8
J AGNI SELVARASU
NADLMMKLK
5480.3%
9
KOTHANDAPANI
4660.2%
10
K VINAYAGAM
IND
4300.2%
11
R G VASUDEVAN
IND
2910.1%
12
N PALANI
IND
1640.1%
13
D MANIMARAN
IND
1570.1%
14
A NAKKEERAN
IND
1460.1%
15
S K SELVAM
VTVTK
1310.1%
16
R CHANDRAKANTH PILLAI
NGPP
1010.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (102nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
45.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.0% · max 45.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
102nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.96
fewer partiesmore parties
198th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
145th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 66.0%BJP 20.7%NTK 6.7%OTH 5.5%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.22 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Edible Oil
Natural caverns known as Virapakshi Guhai and skandashram and path leading from Ramanashram

Natural caverns known as Virapakshi Guhai and skandashram and path leading from Ramanashram

🏛️MonumentASI

Natural caverns known as Virapakshi Guhai and skandashram and path leading from Ramanashram

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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