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Vridhachalam

Assembly constituency 152 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#152 · GEN
Poll date16 May 2016
Contestants14
Electors2,32,531
Votes polled1,82,870
Turnout78.6%
NOTA2,2551.0% of votes
WinnerKalaiselvan V TAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam72,61139.7% of votes
MARGIN13,777 votes · 7.5 pp72,611 − 58,834
Runner-upGovindasamy P Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam58,83432.2% of votes
AIADMK 55.2% of top-two votesDMK 44.8%

All candidates 14

  1. 01 Kalaiselvan V TAIADMK72,611 39.7%
  2. 02 Govindasamy PDMK58,834 32.2%
  3. 03 Tamizharasi P DrPMK29,340 16.0%
  4. 04 Muthukumar VDMDK18,563 10.2%
  5. 05 Sivaraj SNTK844 0.5%
  6. 06 Rajendran KIND610 0.3%
  7. 07 Selladurai CIJK509 0.3%
  8. 08 Palanivel SIND400 0.2%
  9. 09 Bharathi DVTIP294 0.2%
  10. 10 Senthil PIND285 0.2%
  11. 11 Rego Ambrose ABSP248 0.1%
  12. 12 Thirunavukkarasu RIND150 0.1%
  13. 13 Chakkaravarthi P RTSC94 0.1%
  14. 14 Srinuvasan RIND88 0.1%

Turnout 78.6%

025507510078.6%TURNOUT◦ state median 76.5%
Male 1.18 lakh50.6% Female 1.15 lakh49.4%

Share of 2,32,531 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males976
  • NOTAreported alongside the total2,255 · 1.0%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 232 seats, 201676.5%
  • ReconciliationΣ 14 candidates = 1,82,870Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    1.1 pp
    Premallatha VijayakantDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    0.4 pp
    RadhakrishnanIndian National Congress
  3. 2016
    7.5 pp
    Kalaiselvan V TAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    8.6 pp
    V. MuthukumarDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    3.2 pp
    Senthil Balaji VAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  6. 2001
    15.2 pp
    Sivasubramanian.T.N.Indian National Congress
  7. 1996
    21.0 pp
    Vasuki MurugesanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    31.2 pp
    Chinnasamy M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1989
    3.1 pp
    Ramasamy, K.V.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  10. 1984
    9.8 pp
    K. VadivelAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  11. 1980
    7.7 pp
    Chinnasamy, M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1977
    11.9 pp
    K. VadivelAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1971
    22.2 pp
    J. S. RajuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1967
    7.3 pp
    J.S.RasuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  15. 1962
    38.9 pp
    A. Appavoo ThevarIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 38.9 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed PMK polled 29,340 votes, 2.1× the 13,777-vote margin.

    29,340 ÷ 13,777 = 2.1

  2. The top two polled 71.9% of votes; the other 12 candidates 28.1% between them.

    (72,611 + 58,834) ÷ 1,82,870 = 71.9% · 51,425 ÷ 1,82,870 = 28.1%

  3. Turnout of 78.6% was 2.1 pp above the state's median seat (76.5%).

    78.6 − 76.5 = +2.1

  4. The margin narrowed from 8.6 pp in 2011 to 7.5 pp.

    7.5 − 8.6 = −1.1 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: DMDK in 2011, AIADMK in 2016.

    2011 DMDK · 2016 AIADMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 14 candidate lines1,82,870
  • NOTAreported alongside the total2,255
  • Published totalVotes polled1,82,870
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2016 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates14 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 232 seats on the Tamil Nadu Vidhan Sabha 2016 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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