Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2016

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Assembly constituency 67 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#67 · GEN

Poll date16 May 2016

Contestants22

Electors2,55,752

Votes polled2,07,796

Turnout81.2%

NOTA1,7490.7% of votes

WinnerRamachandran SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam94,07445.3% of votes

MARGIN7,327 votes · 3.5 pp94,074 − 86,747

Runner-upBabu S Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam86,74741.8% of votes

AIADMK 52.0% of top-two votesDMK 48.0%

All candidates 22

01 Ramachandran SAIADMK94,074 45.3%
02 Babu SDMK86,747 41.8%
03 Rajasekar SPMK12,877 6.2%
04 Babu Murugavel R.MDMDK7,025 3.4%
05 Gopi PBJP1,304 0.6%
06 Mohanraj JNTK872 0.4%
07 Ramachandran SIND704 0.3%
08 Sekar KGMK607 0.3%
09 Venkatesan SIND539 0.3%
10 Sumathi SIND453 0.2%
11 Ganesan ABSP413 0.2%
12 Palani PIND373 0.2%
13 Sakthivel SIND354 0.2%
14 Ashokkumar AIND272 0.1%
15 Babu SIND180 0.1%
16 Ramachandran VIND163 0.1%
17 Sasi PIND159 0.1%
18 Ekambaram VIND151 0.1%
19 Janakiraman MSP147 0.1%
20 Jayachandran SIND145 0.1%
21 Mani DSAINIK127 0.1%
22 Velu PVVIP110 0.1%

Turnout 81.2%

Male 1.25 lakh48.9% Female 1.31 lakh51.1%

Share of 2,55,752 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,043
NOTAreported alongside the total1,749 · 0.7%
State median turnoutmedian of 232 seats, 201676.5%
ReconciliationΣ 22 candidates = 2,07,796Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

2026
2.5 pp
Jayasudha. LAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021
1.4 pp
S.RamachandranAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
3.5 pp
Ramachandran SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
4.5 pp
Babu Murugavel.R.MDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam
2006
12.1 pp
Ravikumar.D.Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
2001
16.5 pp
Vallalperuman. P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
9.1 pp
Ramalingam, E.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
27.6 pp
Rajendiran N.R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989
4.8 pp
A. ThangarajuIndependent
1984
1.3 pp
S.JayachandranIndian National Congress
1980
19.6 pp
Ramalingam, EDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977
8.6 pp
E. RamalingamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971
29.6 pp
A. G. PadmavathiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
18.1 pp
A. GovindasamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1962
6.2 pp
Chinna Munisamy Chettiar N. Munisamy ChettySwatantra Party

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 29.6 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed PMK polled 12,877 votes, 1.8× the 7,327-vote margin.
12,877 ÷ 7,327 = 1.8
The top two polled 87.0% of votes; the other 20 candidates 13.0% between them.
(94,074 + 86,747) ÷ 2,07,796 = 87.0% · 26,975 ÷ 2,07,796 = 13.0%
Turnout of 81.2% was 4.7 pp above the state's median seat (76.5%).
81.2 − 76.5 = +4.7
The margin narrowed from 4.5 pp in 2011 to 3.5 pp.
3.5 − 4.5 = −1.0 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 22 candidate lines2,07,796
NOTAreported alongside the total1,749
Published totalVotes polled2,07,796
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

Candidates22 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