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Tamil Nadu 2021
Election Insights

A deeper look into the victory margins, voter participation, and contestant demographics that shaped the 2021 legislative assembly. Explore the facts behind the numbers.

Quick Highlights

Closest Margin

+281

MODAKKURICHI

Biggest Victory

+135,571

ATHOOR

Highest Turnout

90.4%

KULITHALAI

Lowest Turnout

55.5%

SHOLINGANALLUR

Women Winners

12

Win Rate: 3.0%

Women Contestants

398

Female Candidates

Richest Contestant

246.76 Cr

E.SUBAYA

Youngest Contestant

25 Yrs

SUBASH MALAYALAM.T

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 2021 assembly.

Electoral Outcomes

Closest Contests

Competitive
1
MODAKKURICHI

ERODE

Winner:SARASWATHI.C(BJP)

Margin

+281

2
TENKASI

TENKASI

Winner:PALANI NADAR.S(INC)

Margin

+370

3
METTUR

SALEM

Winner:SADHASIVAM.P(PMK)

Margin

+656

4
KRISHNAGIRI

KRISHNAGIRI

Winner:Ashokkumar.K(AIADMK)

Margin

+794

5
VRIDHACHALAM

CUDDALORE

Winner:M. Radhakrishnan(INC)

Margin

+862

Biggest Victories

Landslide
1
ATHOOR

DINDIGUL

Winner:PERIYASAMY I(DMK)

Winning Margin

+135,571

2
TIRUVANNAMALAI

TIRUVANNAMALAI

Winner:E V VELU(DMK)

Winning Margin

+94,673

3
POONAMALLEE

THIRUVALLUR

Winner:Krishnaswamy A(DMK)

Winning Margin

+94,110

4
EDAPPADI

SALEM

Winner:EDAPPADI PALANISWAMI. K(AIADMK)

Winning Margin

+93,802

5
ARIYALUR

ARIYALUR

Winner:CHINNAPPA K(DMK)

Winning Margin

+91,629

Voter Participation

Highest Turnout

Active Ranking
1
KULITHALAI

KARUR

Winner:R.Manickam(DMK)

Turnout

90.40%

2
PALACODE

DHARMAPURI

Winner:ANBALAGAN.K.P.(AIADMK)

Turnout

90.40%

3
VIRALIMALAI

PUDUKKOTTAI

Winner:VIJAYA BASKER C(AIADMK)

Turnout

90.40%

4
EDAPPADI

SALEM

Winner:EDAPPADI PALANISWAMI. K(AIADMK)

Turnout

89.80%

5
VEERAPANDI

SALEM

Winner:RAJAMUTHU, M.(AIADMK)

Turnout

89.30%

Lowest Turnout

Low Participation
1
SHOLINGANALLUR

CHENGALPATTU

Winner:S.ARAVINDRAMESH(DMK)

Turnout

55.51%

2
ANNA NAGAR

CHENNAI

Winner:M.K. MOHAN(DMK)

Turnout

57.33%

3
SAIDAPET

CHENNAI

Winner:SUBRAMANIAN.MA(DMK)

Turnout

57.36%

4
THOUSAND LIGHTS

CHENNAI

Winner:EZHILAN N(DMK)

Turnout

57.50%

5
VILLIVAKKAM

CHENNAI

Winner:A . Vetriazhagan(DMK)

Turnout

57.50%

Social Representation

Women Representation

Gender Insights
Total Contestants

398

Women

Total number of female candidates who contested in the 2021 Assembly Election across all constituencies.

Winners

12

Win Rate

3.0%

Contestant %

9.8%

Representation analysis: Women accounted for 170.1% of the typical assembly size (234 seats) in terms of total contestants.

Women Winners

Top Performance
1
THOOTHUKUDI

THOOTHUKUDI

Winner:P.Geetha Jeevan(DMK)

Winning Margin

+50,310

2
KRISHNARAYAPURAM

KARUR

Winner:SIVAGAMA SUNDARI.K(DMK)

Winning Margin

+31,625

3
VILAVANCODE

KANNIYAKUMARI

Winner:VIJAYADHARANI S(INC)

Winning Margin

+28,669

4
NILAKKOTTAI

DINDIGUL

Winner:S.Thenmozhi(AIADMK)

Winning Margin

+27,618

5
CHENGALPATTU

CHENGALPATTU

Winner:VARALAKSHMI.M(DMK)

Winning Margin

+26,665

Contest Dynamics

Most Crowded Contests

High Intensity
1
KARUR

KARUR

Winner:SENTHILBALAJI V(DMK)

Candidates

77

2
ARAVAKURICHI

KARUR

Winner:ELANGO. R(DMK)

Candidates

39

3
KOLATHUR

CHENNAI

Winner:M.K. STALIN(DMK)

Candidates

36

4
DR.RADHAKRISHNAN NAGAR

CHENNAI

Winner:EBENEZER. J.J. (@) JOHN EBENEZER.J(DMK)

Candidates

31

5
ARUPPUKOTTAI

VIRUDHUNAGAR

Winner:RAMACHANDRAN.K.K.S.S.R(DMK)

Candidates

29

Least Crowded Contests

Low Intensity
1
BHAVANISAGAR

ERODE

Winner:A.Bannari(AIADMK)

Candidates

6

2
VALPARAI

COIMBATORE

Winner:AMULKANDASAMI T K(AIADMK)

Candidates

6

3
GUDALUR

THE NILGIRIS

Winner:PON.JAYASEELAN(AIADMK)

Candidates

7

4
VANUR

VILLUPPURAM

Winner:CHAKRAPANI M(AIADMK)

Candidates

7

5
PATTUKKOTTAI

THANJAVUR

Winner:ANNADURAI, K.(DMK)

Candidates

8

Contestant Highlights

Richest Contestants

1

E.SUBAYA

Won

AMBASAMUDRAM • TIRUNELVELI

AIADMK
AIADMK

Assets

₹246.76 Cr

2

M.K. MOHAN

Won

ANNA NAGAR • CHENNAI

DMK
DMK

Assets

₹211.21 Cr

3

SRIPRIYA

MYLAPORE • CHENNAI

MNM
MNM

Assets

₹176.71 Cr

4

Mahendran, R

SINGANALLUR • COIMBATORE

MNM
MNM

Assets

₹161.63 Cr

5

S. KATHIRAVAN

Won

MANACHANALLUR • TIRUCHIRAPPALLI

DMK
DMK

Assets

₹121.22 Cr

Youngest Contestants

1

SUBASH MALAYALAM.T

KARUR • KARUR

independent

Age

25 Yrs

2

KALAISELVI.G.

PALACODE • DHARMAPURI

NTK
NTK

Age

25 Yrs

3

Boshya Gayathri M

POONAMALLEE • N/A

myindiaparty

Age

25 Yrs

4

A.MANIKANDAN

RANIPET • VELLORE

independent

Age

25 Yrs

5

Vignesh S

VANDAVASI • TIRUVANNAMALAI

independent

Age

25 Yrs

Regional Performance

District Strongholds

Regional Strength
KARUR
D
DMK
4 / 4 seats
ARIYALUR
D
DMK
2 / 2 seats
PERAMBALUR
D
DMK
2 / 2 seats
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI
D
DMK
9 / 9 seats
CHENNAI
D
DMK
15 / 16 seats
THIRUVALLUR
D
DMK
9 / 10 seats
COIMBATORE
A
AIADMK
9 / 10 seats
THANJAVUR
D
DMK
7 / 8 seats

Analytical Note: These insights are derived from official 2021 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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