Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2016

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Assembly constituency 77 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#77 · GEN

Poll date16 May 2016

Contestants25

Electors2,72,569

Votes polled2,26,647

Turnout83.2%

NOTA8290.3% of votes

WinnerKumaraguru R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam81,97336.2% of votes

MARGIN4,164 votes · 1.8 pp81,973 − 77,809

Runner-upVasanthavel G.R. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam77,80934.3% of votes

AIADMK 51.3% of top-two votesDMK 48.7%

All candidates 25

01 Kumaraguru R.AIADMK81,973 36.2%
02 Vasanthavel G.R.DMK77,809 34.3%
03 VijaykantDMDK34,447 15.2%
04 Balu K.PMK20,233 8.9%
05 Saravanan G.V.IND2,657 1.2%
06 Shanmugam P.IND1,791 0.8%
07 Arumugam EIND931 0.4%
08 Vijayakanth A.IND872 0.4%
09 Chandrasekaran N.BSP856 0.4%
10 Agni SriramachandranIND538 0.2%
11 Desingh S.NTK524 0.2%
12 Bakkiiyalakshmi K.IND516 0.2%
13 Rajasekaran K.IND505 0.2%
14 Arigovindhan T.IND458 0.2%
15 Balu P.IND363 0.2%
16 Kumaraguru D.IND343 0.2%
17 Ramalingam G.KMDK310 0.1%
18 Rajendran S.IJK293 0.1%
19 Arasan K.IND280 0.1%
20 Venkatesan M.CPI(ML)L274 0.1%
21 Vijayakanth S.IND181 0.1%
22 Padmarajan Dr.K.IND166 0.1%
23 Suriya Prakash M.VTIP126 0.1%
24 Rahamathullah ShariffIND107 0.1%
25 Manokaran D.IND94 0.0%

Turnout 83.2%

Male 1.38 lakh50.6% Female 1.34 lakh49.3%

Share of 2,72,569 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males974
NOTAreported alongside the total829 · 0.3%
State median turnoutmedian of 232 seats, 201676.5%
ReconciliationΣ 25 candidates = 2,26,647Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

2026
0.8 pp
Vasanthavel G RDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021
2.2 pp
Manikannan A JDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
1.8 pp
Kumaraguru R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
28.0 pp
Kumaraguru.RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006
13.0 pp
Senguttuvan TDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
18.9 pp
Govindarasu V.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
31.5 pp
Kanchana KamalanathanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
41.3 pp
Munivektatappan K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989
15.0 pp
Kanchana, K.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984
13.7 pp
Chinnaraju K.R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
3.1 pp
Chinnarasu, K. RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977
8.7 pp
K.R. ChinarassuAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971
16.3 pp
R. ChinnasamyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
9.8 pp
M. S. GounterDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1962
10.3 pp
A. DoraiswamyIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 41.3 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed DMDK polled 34,447 votes, 8.3× the 4,164-vote margin.
34,447 ÷ 4,164 = 8.3
The top two polled 70.5% of votes; the other 23 candidates 29.5% between them.
(81,973 + 77,809) ÷ 2,26,647 = 70.5% · 66,865 ÷ 2,26,647 = 29.5%
Turnout of 83.2% was 6.7 pp above the state's median seat (76.5%).
83.2 − 76.5 = +6.7
The margin narrowed from 28.0 pp in 2011 to 1.8 pp.
1.8 − 28.0 = −26.2 pp
Kumaraguru R. also won in 2011.
2011 winner name = 2016 winner name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 25 candidate lines2,26,647
NOTAreported alongside the total829
Published totalVotes polled2,26,647
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

Candidates25 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