Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2016

Virugampakkam

Assembly constituency 22 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#22 · GEN

Poll date16 May 2016

Contestants20

Electors2,86,046

Votes polled1,67,442

Turnout58.5%

NOTA3,8971.4% of votes

WinnerV.N.Virugai RaviAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam65,97939.4% of votes

MARGIN2,333 votes · 1.4 pp65,979 − 63,646

Runner-upK Thanasekaran Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam63,64638.0% of votes

AIADMK 50.9% of top-two votesDMK 49.1%

All candidates 20

01 V.N.Virugai RaviAIADMK65,979 39.4%
02 K ThanasekaranDMK63,646 38.0%
03 Tamiliasi Soundrarajan.DrBJP19,167 11.5%
04 B.ParthasarathyDMDK9,730 5.8%
05 C.H. JayaraoPMK3,945 2.4%
06 T.S.RajendranNTK2,926 1.8%
07 A.SeenevasanKMDK296 0.2%
08 Dilip Mathew JohnYSP283 0.2%
09 B.Senthil KumarIND265 0.2%
10 N.RaviIND218 0.1%
11 B.JayabalIND176 0.1%
12 N.Nandha GopalIND155 0.1%
13 D.DhanasekarIND126 0.1%
14 S.R.Dinesh KumarIND111 0.1%
15 S.SelvanathanIND102 0.1%
16 K.RaviIND91 0.1%
17 M.S.S.Sudhir ThejaIND87 0.1%
18 P. EssakimuthuIND58 0.0%
19 G.RajendranIND55 0.0%
20 S.KumarIND26 0.0%

Turnout 58.5%

Male 1.44 lakh50.5% Female 1.42 lakh49.5%

Share of 2,86,046 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males981
NOTAreported alongside the total3,897 · 1.4%
State median turnoutmedian of 232 seats, 201676.5%
ReconciliationΣ 20 candidates = 1,67,442Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

2026
15.7 pp
Sabarinathan.RTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
2021
11.0 pp
Amv.Prabhakara RajaDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
1.4 pp
V.N.Virugai RaviAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
9.8 pp
Partha Sarathy BDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2006
8.0 pp
Arumugam, KPattali Makkal Katchi
2001
4.3 pp
Arumugam KPattali Makkal Katchi
1996
30.6 pp
Tamilmani, V.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
15.4 pp
Vardarajan C.D.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989
18.8 pp
V. TamilmaniDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984
1.3 pp
Jegadesan, Annor, G.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
6.7 pp
Jagadeesan,anoor,p.GAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977
5.7 pp
Jagadeesan AnoorAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971
7.5 pp
G. V. M. AnnamalaiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
14.5 pp
N. KrishnanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1962
10.3 pp
V. S. ArunachalamIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 30.6 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed BJP polled 19,167 votes, 8.2× the 2,333-vote margin.
19,167 ÷ 2,333 = 8.2
NOTA polled 3,897 votes, 1.7× the winning margin of 2,333.
3,897 ÷ 2,333 = 1.7
The top two polled 77.4% of votes; the other 18 candidates 22.6% between them.
(65,979 + 63,646) ÷ 1,67,442 = 77.4% · 37,817 ÷ 1,67,442 = 22.6%
Turnout of 58.5% was 18.0 pp below the state's median seat (76.5%).
58.5 − 76.5 = −18.0
The margin narrowed from 9.8 pp in 2011 to 1.4 pp.
1.4 − 9.8 = −8.4 pp
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 20 candidate lines1,67,442
NOTAreported alongside the total3,897
Published totalVotes polled1,67,442
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

Candidates20 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