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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2016

Edappadi

Assembly constituency 86 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#86 · GEN
Poll date16 May 2016
Contestants15
Electors2,61,712
Votes polled2,23,731
Turnout85.5%
NOTA1,9130.7% of votes
WinnerPalaniswami. KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam98,70344.1% of votes
MARGIN42,022 votes · 18.8 pp98,703 − 56,681
Runner-upAnnadurai. N Pattali Makkal Katchi56,68125.3% of votes
AIADMK 63.5% of top-two votesPMK 36.5%

All candidates 15

  1. 01 Palaniswami. KAIADMK98,703 44.1%
  2. 02 Annadurai. NPMK56,681 25.3%
  3. 03 Murugesan. P.A.DMK55,149 24.7%
  4. 04 Thangavel. PCPI(M)5,437 2.4%
  5. 05 Palanisamy. KNCP1,789 0.8%
  6. 06 Ramesh. KNTK971 0.4%
  7. 07 Srinivasan. NKMDK959 0.4%
  8. 08 Muniraja. EIND869 0.4%
  9. 09 Kumaresan. MIND741 0.3%
  10. 10 Sedhupathi. AIND487 0.2%
  11. 11 Sakthivel. SIND460 0.2%
  12. 12 Eswaramoorthi. NIND432 0.2%
  13. 13 Venkatesan. MIJK363 0.2%
  14. 14 Kuppayee. RIND360 0.2%
  15. 15 Thirumoorthy. KJD(U)330 0.2%

Turnout 85.5%

025507510085.5%TURNOUT◦ state median 76.5%
Male 1.34 lakh51.4% Female 1.27 lakh48.6%

Share of 2,61,712 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males946
  • NOTAreported alongside the total1,913 · 0.7%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 232 seats, 201676.5%
  • ReconciliationΣ 15 candidates = 2,23,731Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    38.0 pp
    Edappadi Palaniswami. KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    38.1 pp
    Edappadi Palaniswami. KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    18.8 pp
    Palaniswami. KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    18.7 pp
    Palaniswami.KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    2.7 pp
    Tamizharasu.APattali Makkal Katchi
  6. 2001
    28.5 pp
    Semmalai SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1996
    7.3 pp
    Sekaran, R.R.Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
  8. 1991
    38.2 pp
    Krishnan C.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1989
    13.4 pp
    Krishnan, C.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam(JAYALALITA GROUP)
  10. 1984
    33.9 pp
    AnbalaganIndian National Congress
  11. 1980
    16.1 pp
    Sivaperuman, MAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1977
    20.0 pp
    M. SivaperumalAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1971
    13.6 pp
    Ponnumalai T.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1967
    12.0 pp
    T. PonnumalaiDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  15. 1962
    0.8 pp
    S. Ardhanareswara GounderIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 38.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed DMK polled 55,149 votes, 1.3× the 42,022-vote margin.

    55,149 ÷ 42,022 = 1.3

  2. The top two polled 69.5% of votes; the other 13 candidates 30.5% between them.

    (98,703 + 56,681) ÷ 2,23,731 = 69.5% · 68,347 ÷ 2,23,731 = 30.5%

  3. Turnout of 85.5% was 9.0 pp above the state's median seat (76.5%).

    85.5 − 76.5 = +9.0

  4. The margin widened from 18.7 pp in 2011 to 18.8 pp.

    18.8 − 18.7 = +0.1 pp

  5. Palaniswami. K 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 15 candidate lines2,23,731
  • NOTAreported alongside the total1,913
  • Published totalVotes polled2,23,731
  • 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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