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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2016

Kancheepuram

Assembly constituency 37 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#37 · GEN
Poll date16 May 2016
Contestants15
Electors2,96,751
Votes polled2,20,467
Turnout74.3%
NOTA3,6451.2% of votes
WinnerC.V.M.P. EzhilarasanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam90,53341.1% of votes
MARGIN7,548 votes · 3.4 pp90,533 − 82,985
Runner-upT.Mythili All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam82,98537.6% of votes
DMK 52.2% of top-two votesAIADMK 47.8%

All candidates 15

  1. 01 C.V.M.P. EzhilarasanDMK90,533 41.1%
  2. 02 T.MythiliAIADMK82,985 37.6%
  3. 03 P. Magesh KumarPMK30,102 13.7%
  4. 04 S.EagambaramDMDK8,986 4.1%
  5. 05 T.VasanBJP3,646 1.7%
  6. 06 M.UshaNTK1,758 0.8%
  7. 07 C.KanniappanBSP653 0.3%
  8. 08 Dhenagaran @ Dharma DhenagaranGMI509 0.2%
  9. 09 C.RameshIND407 0.2%
  10. 10 E.MunusamyIND253 0.1%
  11. 11 M.EkambaramIND177 0.1%
  12. 12 P.MohanasundaramIND150 0.1%
  13. 13 S.TamilselvanIND124 0.1%
  14. 14 D.GnanamurthiIND94 0.0%
  15. 15 L.KarunakaranIND90 0.0%

Turnout 74.3%

025507510074.3%TURNOUT◦ state median 76.5%
Male 1.45 lakh48.8% Female 1.52 lakh51.2%

Share of 2,96,751 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,049
  • NOTAreported alongside the total3,645 · 1.2%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 232 seats, 201676.5%
  • ReconciliationΣ 15 candidates = 2,20,467Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    6.3 pp
    R.V. RanjithkumarTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    5.1 pp
    C.V.M.P. EzhailzrasanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    3.4 pp
    C.V.M.P. EzhilarasanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    13.4 pp
    V. SomasundaramAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    1.4 pp
    Latha.GCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  6. 2001
    22.7 pp
    Suryakala C.M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1996
    27.1 pp
    Dhanapal, V.G.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    34.2 pp
    Dhandayudapani V.Indian National Congress
  9. 1989
    2.2 pp
    Sundaram K.R.Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  10. 1984
    7.3 pp
    R. GovindasamyIndian National Congress
  11. 1980
    13.9 pp
    Sundaram, K.RCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  12. 1977
    3.6 pp
    V.K. KothandaramanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  13. 1971
    17.7 pp
    M. A. LatheefIndependent
  14. 1967
    3.1 pp
    RajamannarIndian National Congress
  15. 1962
    14.5 pp
    M. P. VadivalDravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 34.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed PMK polled 30,102 votes, 4.0× the 7,548-vote margin.

    30,102 ÷ 7,548 = 4.0

  2. The top two polled 78.7% of votes; the other 13 candidates 21.3% between them.

    (90,533 + 82,985) ÷ 2,20,467 = 78.7% · 46,949 ÷ 2,20,467 = 21.3%

  3. Turnout of 74.3% was 2.2 pp below the state's median seat (76.5%).

    74.3 − 76.5 = −2.2

  4. The margin narrowed from 13.4 pp in 2011 to 3.4 pp.

    3.4 − 13.4 = −10.0 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 15 candidate lines2,20,467
  • NOTAreported alongside the total3,645
  • Published totalVotes polled2,20,467
  • 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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