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Madurantakam

Assembly constituency 35 (SC) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#35 · SC
Poll date16 May 2016
Contestants11
Electors2,19,928
Votes polled1,76,354
Turnout80.2%
NOTA1,5250.7% of votes
WinnerS.PugazhenthiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam73,69341.8% of votes
MARGIN2,957 votes · 1.7 pp73,693 − 70,736
Runner-upC.K.Thamizharasan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam70,73640.1% of votes
DMK 51.0% of top-two votesAIADMK 49.0%

All candidates 11

  1. 01 S.PugazhenthiDMK73,693 41.8%
  2. 02 C.K.ThamizharasanAIADMK70,736 40.1%
  3. 03 A.AdhikesavanPMK16,215 9.2%
  4. 04 M.ThennarasuDMDK11,773 6.7%
  5. 05 B.VetriselvamNTK813 0.5%
  6. 06 V.SathyanarayananBSP767 0.4%
  7. 07 M.VinayagamurthyIJK652 0.4%
  8. 08 C.AnandanAIPMK605 0.3%
  9. 09 S.JayanthiIND470 0.3%
  10. 10 A.M.ManibharathiIND318 0.2%
  11. 11 M.HarikrishnanIND312 0.2%

Turnout 80.2%

025507510080.2%TURNOUT◦ state median 76.5%
Male 1.08 lakh49.2% Female 1.12 lakh50.8%

Share of 2,19,928 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,031
  • NOTAreported alongside the total1,525 · 0.7%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 232 seats, 201676.5%
  • ReconciliationΣ 11 candidates = 1,76,354Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    3.6 pp
    Maragatham Kumaravel.KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    1.9 pp
    Maragatham. KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    1.7 pp
    S.PugazhenthiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    12.5 pp
    S. KanithaAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    9.1 pp
    Elavazhagan.K.LPattali Makkal Katchi
  6. 2001
    16.0 pp
    Neelakandan PAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1996
    23.4 pp
    Subramani, P.N.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    32.7 pp
    Viswanathan G.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1989
    14.7 pp
    Gajapathy, T.R.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  10. 1984
    19.0 pp
    T. PalaniAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  11. 1980
    2.6 pp
    Sethuraman, A MAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1977
    15.1 pp
    K.J. UyyakondanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1971
    10.7 pp
    T. C. Thimmaraya GounderDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1967
    4.4 pp
    T. C. T. GounderDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  15. 1962
    26.3 pp
    Sampangi NaiduDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 32.7 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed PMK polled 16,215 votes, 5.5× the 2,957-vote margin.

    16,215 ÷ 2,957 = 5.5

  2. The top two polled 81.9% of votes; the other 9 candidates 18.1% between them.

    (73,693 + 70,736) ÷ 1,76,354 = 81.9% · 31,925 ÷ 1,76,354 = 18.1%

  3. Turnout of 80.2% was 3.7 pp above the state's median seat (76.5%).

    80.2 − 76.5 = +3.7

  4. The margin narrowed from 12.5 pp in 2011 to 1.7 pp.

    1.7 − 12.5 = −10.8 pp

  5. 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 11 candidate lines1,76,354
  • NOTAreported alongside the total1,525
  • Published totalVotes polled1,76,354
  • 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

Candidates11 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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