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Tamil Nadu 2016
Election Insights

A deeper look into the victory margins, voter participation, and contestant demographics that shaped the 2016 legislative assembly. Explore the facts behind the numbers.

Quick Highlights

Closest Margin

+49

RADHAPURAM

Biggest Victory

+68,366

THIRUVARUR

Highest Turnout

88.6%

PALACODE

Lowest Turnout

55.4%

HARBOUR

Women Winners

21

Win Rate: 6.6%

Women Contestants

319

Female Candidates

Richest Contestant

337.27 Cr

VASANTHAKUMAR. H

Youngest Contestant

25 Yrs

PUVIYARASAN A

Election Insights

Beyond the headlines of seats and vote share, these insights highlight the competitive regional battles, participation levels, and individual contestant profiles that shaped the 2016 assembly.

Electoral Outcomes

Closest Contests

Competitive
1
RADHAPURAM

TIRUNELVELI

Winner:I. S. INBADURAI(AIADMK)

Margin

+49

2
KATTUMANNARKOIL

CUDDALORE

Winner:MURUGUMARAN.N(AIADMK)

Margin

+87

3
TINDIVANAM

VILLUPPURAM

Winner:SEETHAPATHY P(DMK)

Margin

+101

4
CHEYYUR

CHENGALPATTU

Winner:ARASU R T(DMK)

Margin

+304

5
KOVILPATTI

THOOTHUKUDI

Winner:C. KADAMBUR RAJU(AIADMK)

Margin

+428

Biggest Victories

Landslide
1
THIRUVARUR

THIRUVARUR

Winner:KARUNANIDHI .M(DMK)

Winning Margin

+68,366

2
ODDANCHATRAM

DINDIGUL

Winner:SAKKARAPANI R(DMK)

Winning Margin

+65,727

3
TIRUTTANI

THIRUVALLUR

Winner:CHIDAMBARAM A G(INC)

Winning Margin

+64,379

4
THONDAMUTHUR

COIMBATORE

Winner:VELUMANIS.P.(AIADMK)

Winning Margin

+64,041

5
TIRUVANNAMALAI

TIRUVANNAMALAI

Winner:VELUE.V.(DMK)

Winning Margin

+50,348

Voter Participation

Highest Turnout

Active Ranking
1
PALACODE

DHARMAPURI

Winner:ANBALAGAN. K.P.(AIADMK)

Turnout

88.57%

2
KULITHALAI

KARUR

Winner:RAMAR .E(DMK)

Turnout

88.13%

3
PENNAGARAM

DHARMAPURI

Winner:INBASEKARAN. P.N.P.(DMK)

Turnout

88.04%

4
VEERAPANDI

SALEM

Winner:MANONMANI.P(AIADMK)

Turnout

86.40%

5
EDAPPADI

SALEM

Winner:PALANISWAMI. K(AIADMK)

Turnout

86.35%

Lowest Turnout

Low Participation
1
HARBOUR

CHENNAI

Winner:SEKAR BABU P K(DMK)

Turnout

55.40%

2
SHOLINGANALLUR

CHENGALPATTU

Winner:ARAVIND RAMESH S(DMK)

Turnout

57.38%

3
THIYAGARAYANAGAR

CHENNAI

Winner:SATHYANARAYANAN.B(AIADMK)

Turnout

57.93%

4
VELACHERY

CHENNAI

Winner:VAGAI CHANDERASEKAR(DMK)

Turnout

58.33%

5
VIRUGAMPAKKAM

CHENNAI

Winner:V.N.VIRUGAI RAVI(AIADMK)

Turnout

58.63%

Social Representation

Women Representation

Gender Insights
Total Contestants

319

Women

Total number of female candidates who contested in the 2016 Assembly Election across all constituencies.

Winners

21

Win Rate

6.6%

Contestant %

8.0%

Representation analysis: Women accounted for 136.3% of the typical assembly size (234 seats) in terms of total contestants.

Women Winners

Top Performance
1
DR.RADHAKRISHNAN NAGAR

CHENNAI

Winner:JAYALALITHAA J(AIADMK)

Winning Margin

+39,545

2
SRIVILLIPUTHUR

VIRUDHUNAGAR

Winner:CHANDRA PRABHA. M(AIADMK)

Winning Margin

+36,673

3
KRISHNARAYAPURAM

KARUR

Winner:GEETHA M.(AIADMK)

Winning Margin

+35,301

4
VILAVANCODE

KANNIYAKUMARI

Winner:VIJAYADHARANI S(INC)

Winning Margin

+33,143

5
CHENGALPATTU

CHENGALPATTU

Winner:VARALAKSHMI.M(DMK)

Winning Margin

+26,292

Contest Dynamics

Most Crowded Contests

High Intensity
1
THIRUPARANKUNDRAM

MADURAI

Winner:Bose,A.K(AIADMK)

Candidates

49

2
PERAMBUR

CHENNAI

Winner:P VETRIVEL(AIADMK)

Candidates

47

3
DR.RADHAKRISHNAN NAGAR

CHENNAI

Winner:JAYALALITHAA J(AIADMK)

Candidates

45

4
AMBATTUR

THIRUVALLUR

Winner:V ALEXANDER(AIADMK)

Candidates

27

5
NANGUNERI

TIRUNELVELI

Winner:VASANTHAKUMAR. H(INC)

Candidates

26

Least Crowded Contests

Low Intensity
1
THANJAVUR

THANJAVUR

Winner:M.S.RAMALINGAM(BJP)

Candidates

7

2
ARCOT

RANIPET

Winner:ESWARAPPAN J L(DMK)

Candidates

8

3
GUDALUR

THE NILGIRIS

Winner:THIRAVIDAMANIM.(DMK)

Candidates

8

4
MAYILADUTHURAI

Mayiladuthurai

Winner:RATHAKRISHNAN.V(AIADMK)

Candidates

8

5
KILVELUR

NAGAPATTINAM

Winner:MATHIVANAN.U(DMK)

Candidates

9

Contestant Highlights

Richest Contestants

1

VASANTHAKUMAR. H

Won

NANGUNERI • TIRUNELVELI

INC
INC

Assets

₹337.27 Cr

2

MOHAN M.K.

Won

ANNA NAGAR • CHENNAI

DMK
DMK

Assets

₹170.97 Cr

3

JAYALALITHAA J

Won

DR.RADHAKRISHNAN NAGAR • CHENNAI

AIADMK
AIADMK

Assets

₹113.73 Cr

4

PALLANISHAMY .K.C

ARAVAKURICHI • KARUR

DMK
DMK

Assets

₹111.40 Cr

5

MANOHARAN R.

NANGUNERI • TIRUNELVELI

INC
INC

Assets

₹91.36 Cr

Youngest Contestants

1

PUVIYARASAN A

ARANTHANGI • PUDUKKOTTAI

independent

Age

25 Yrs

2

SUGUMAR

BARGUR • KRISHNAGIRI

independent

Age

25 Yrs

3

M.JAFFER SHATHIK

CHEPAUK-THIRUVALLIKENI • CHENNAI

EDP
EDP

Age

25 Yrs

4

NAVANEETHAKANNAN R

DINDIGUL • DINDIGUL

independent

Age

25 Yrs

5

BALASUBRAMANI .S

KULITHALAI • KARUR

PMK
PMK

Age

25 Yrs

Regional Performance

District Strongholds

Regional Strength
THENI
A
AIADMK
4 / 4 seats
ERODE
A
AIADMK
8 / 8 seats
ARIYALUR
A
AIADMK
2 / 2 seats
PERAMBALUR
A
AIADMK
2 / 2 seats
Mayiladuthurai
A
AIADMK
3 / 3 seats
SALEM
A
AIADMK
10 / 11 seats
CHENGALPATTU
D
DMK
6 / 7 seats
NAMAKKAL
A
AIADMK
5 / 6 seats

Analytical Note: These insights are derived from official 2016 election data. Winning margins are calculated between the top two candidates. Turnout figures reflect total votes polled relative to the electorate. Representational data (Gender, Age) is sourced from verified candidate affidavits.

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