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Melur

Assembly constituency 188 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#188 · GEN
Poll date16 May 2016
Contestants20
Electors2,34,129
Votes polled1,71,744
Turnout73.4%
NOTA7570.3% of votes
WinnerPeriyapullan @ Selvam PAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam88,90951.8% of votes
MARGIN19,723 votes · 11.5 pp88,909 − 69,186
Runner-upRagupthy A.P Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam69,18640.3% of votes
AIADMK 56.2% of top-two votesDMK 43.8%

All candidates 20

  1. 01 Periyapullan @ Selvam PAIADMK88,909 51.8%
  2. 02 Ragupthy A.PDMK69,186 40.3%
  3. 03 Bharath Natchiyappan T.NTMC(M)4,579 2.7%
  4. 04 Boopathikakkan P.VBJP1,921 1.1%
  5. 05 Seeman I TNTK1,339 0.8%
  6. 06 Rishi Kapoor. SSDPI828 0.5%
  7. 07 Kalaimani SAIFB773 0.5%
  8. 08 Abdul Salam A.KPMK746 0.4%
  9. 09 Pandidurai AIND662 0.4%
  10. 10 Manoharan. VIND478 0.3%
  11. 11 Karikalan. SIND401 0.2%
  12. 12 Palanikumar SIND374 0.2%
  13. 13 Devadasan SIND337 0.2%
  14. 14 Pakkiyanathan KIND337 0.2%
  15. 15 Anitha RGPP210 0.1%
  16. 16 Pandi KIND169 0.1%
  17. 17 Dharmar PIND161 0.1%
  18. 18 Jothi.VIND135 0.1%
  19. 19 Gandhiprabhu RIND109 0.1%
  20. 20 Veeranan ERJD90 0.1%

Turnout 73.4%

025507510073.4%TURNOUT◦ state median 76.5%
Male 1.16 lakh49.6% Female 1.18 lakh50.4%

Share of 2,34,129 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,017
  • NOTAreported alongside the total757 · 0.3%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 232 seats, 201676.5%
  • ReconciliationΣ 20 candidates = 1,71,744Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    1.4 pp
    P.ViswanathanIndian National Congress
  2. 2021
    19.3 pp
    Periyapullan @ Selvam P.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    11.5 pp
    Periyapullan @ Selvam PAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    15.9 pp
    Samy RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    2.8 pp
    Bharathimohan.R.KAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  6. 2001
    6.0 pp
    Thavamani G.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1996
    33.7 pp
    Ramalingam S.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    22.0 pp
    N. FanneerselvamIndian National Congress
  9. 1989
    19.5 pp
    Ramalingam, S.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  10. 1984
    13.3 pp
    Rajangam, MIndian National Congress
  11. 1980
    6.5 pp
    Ramalingam, S.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1977
    2.2 pp
    S. RamalingamDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1971
    18.9 pp
    Govindarasu KalingararDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1967
    6.4 pp
    R.R.DuraiIndian National Congress
  15. 1962
    27.6 pp
    VeerabaghuIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 33.7 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 92.1% of votes; the other 18 candidates 7.9% between them.

    (88,909 + 69,186) ÷ 1,71,744 = 92.1% · 13,649 ÷ 1,71,744 = 7.9%

  2. Turnout of 73.4% was 3.1 pp below the state's median seat (76.5%).

    73.4 − 76.5 = −3.1

  3. The margin narrowed from 15.9 pp in 2011 to 11.5 pp.

    11.5 − 15.9 = −4.4 pp

  4. AIADMK held the seat it won in 2011.

    2011 AIADMK · 2016 AIADMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 20 candidate lines1,71,744
  • NOTAreported alongside the total757
  • Published totalVotes polled1,71,744
  • 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

Candidates20 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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