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Orathanadu

Assembly constituency 175 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#175 · GEN
Poll date16 May 2016
Contestants12
Electors2,26,104
Votes polled1,78,141
Turnout78.8%
NOTA1,8820.8% of votes
WinnerRamchandran. MDravida Munnetra Kazhagam84,37847.4% of votes
MARGIN3,645 votes · 2.0 pp84,378 − 80,733
Runner-upVaithilingam. R All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam80,73345.3% of votes
DMK 51.1% of top-two votesAIADMK 48.9%

All candidates 12

  1. 01 Ramchandran. MDMK84,378 47.4%
  2. 02 Vaithilingam. RAIADMK80,733 45.3%
  3. 03 Ramanathan. PDMDK6,351 3.6%
  4. 04 Kandhasamy. MNTK1,891 1.1%
  5. 05 Saravana Iyappan. MPMK1,444 0.8%
  6. 06 Kesavan. TBJP1,003 0.6%
  7. 07 Jayapal. ABSP739 0.4%
  8. 08 Gopuraj. MIND508 0.3%
  9. 09 Baskaran. RIND446 0.3%
  10. 10 Madhavan. TIND297 0.2%
  11. 11 Raja. KTMMK232 0.1%
  12. 12 Thangaraj. DPPIS119 0.1%

Turnout 78.8%

025507510078.8%TURNOUT◦ state median 76.5%
Male 1.12 lakh49.3% Female 1.15 lakh50.7%

Share of 2,26,104 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,027
  • NOTAreported alongside the total1,882 · 0.8%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 232 seats, 201676.5%
  • ReconciliationΣ 12 candidates = 1,78,141Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    17.9 pp
    R. VaithilingamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    15.1 pp
    Vaithilingam, R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    2.0 pp
    Ramchandran. MDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    20.6 pp
    R.VaithilingamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    1.9 pp
    Marimuthu.VCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  6. 2001
    15.0 pp
    Jeevanantham RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1996
    17.6 pp
    G. NizamudeenDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    9.5 pp
    Kodimari R.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1989
    13.6 pp
    G. VeeraiyanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  10. 1984
    5.3 pp
    G. VeeraiyanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  11. 1980
    2.7 pp
    Umanath, R.Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  12. 1977
    0.9 pp
    R. UmanathCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  13. 1971
    10.5 pp
    Vadivel S.Communist Party of India
  14. 1967
    21.7 pp
    K.B.S.ManiIndependent
  15. 1962
    14.6 pp
    C. Srinivasa IyengarIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 21.7 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed DMDK polled 6,351 votes, 1.7× the 3,645-vote margin.

    6,351 ÷ 3,645 = 1.7

  2. The top two polled 92.7% of votes; the other 10 candidates 7.3% between them.

    (84,378 + 80,733) ÷ 1,78,141 = 92.7% · 13,030 ÷ 1,78,141 = 7.3%

  3. Turnout of 78.8% was 2.3 pp above the state's median seat (76.5%).

    78.8 − 76.5 = +2.3

  4. The margin narrowed from 20.6 pp in 2011 to 2.0 pp.

    2.0 − 20.6 = −18.6 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 12 candidate lines1,78,141
  • NOTAreported alongside the total1,882
  • Published totalVotes polled1,78,141
  • 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

Candidates12 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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