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Pallavaram

Assembly constituency 30 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#30 · GEN
Poll date16 May 2016
Contestants15
Electors4,03,787
Votes polled2,45,381
Turnout60.8%
NOTA5,8231.4% of votes
WinnerKarunanithi.IDravida Munnetra Kazhagam1,12,89146.0% of votes
MARGIN22,165 votes · 9.0 pp1,12,891 − 90,726
Runner-upSaraswathi C.R All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam90,72637.0% of votes
DMK 55.4% of top-two votesAIADMK 44.6%

All candidates 15

  1. 01 Karunanithi.IDMK1,12,891 46.0%
  2. 02 Saraswathi C.RAIADMK90,726 37.0%
  3. 03 Veeralakshmi CMDMK14,083 5.7%
  4. 04 Dr.Gopi AyyaswamyBJP11,781 4.8%
  5. 05 Venkatesan RPMK9,339 3.8%
  6. 06 Srinivasa Kumar PNTK4,488 1.8%
  7. 07 John RajarathanamBSP592 0.2%
  8. 08 Maharajan GIND290 0.1%
  9. 09 Kavignan PythiumIND282 0.1%
  10. 10 ChittibabuTP234 0.1%
  11. 11 Backiyaraj.MSHS194 0.1%
  12. 12 Rukmangathan RIND141 0.1%
  13. 13 Karuppusamy PKMDK138 0.1%
  14. 14 Ayodhi.L.DrIND109 0.0%
  15. 15 Anatharaman.R.KIND93 0.0%

Turnout 60.8%

025507510060.8%TURNOUT◦ state median 76.5%
Male 2.03 lakh50.2% Female 2.01 lakh49.8%

Share of 4,03,787 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males993
  • NOTAreported alongside the total5,823 · 1.4%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 232 seats, 201676.5%
  • ReconciliationΣ 15 candidates = 2,45,381Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    19.3 pp
    J.KamatchiTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    14.2 pp
    KarunanithiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    9.0 pp
    Karunanithi.IDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    8.7 pp
    P. DhansinghAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    0.7 pp
    Hari.GAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  6. 2001
    11.9 pp
    Raviraj GPattali Makkal Katchi
  7. 1996
    26.1 pp
    Sivaji, E.A.P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    22.2 pp
    Rasanbabu Alias Thanigai Babu K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1989
    10.5 pp
    Natarajan, P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  10. 1984
    4.4 pp
    Shanmugam, R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  11. 1980
    13.7 pp
    Shanmugam, RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1977
    15.3 pp
    R. ShanmughamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1971
    7.9 pp
    K. A WahabIndependent
  14. 1967
    1.6 pp
    A. G. SahibIndependent
  15. 1962
    14.9 pp
    MunirathinamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 26.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 83.0% of votes; the other 13 candidates 17.0% between them.

    (1,12,891 + 90,726) ÷ 2,45,381 = 83.0% · 41,764 ÷ 2,45,381 = 17.0%

  2. Turnout of 60.8% was 15.7 pp below the state's median seat (76.5%).

    60.8 − 76.5 = −15.7

  3. The margin widened from 8.7 pp in 2011 to 9.0 pp.

    9.0 − 8.7 = +0.3 pp

  4. The seat changed hands: AIADMK in 2011, DMK in 2016.

    2011 AIADMK · 2016 DMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 15 candidate lines2,45,381
  • NOTAreported alongside the total5,823
  • Published totalVotes polled2,45,381
  • 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

Candidates15 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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