Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2016

Sattur

Assembly constituency 204 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#204 · GEN

Poll date16 May 2016

Contestants19

Electors2,22,271

Votes polled1,74,484

Turnout78.5%

NOTA1,4550.7% of votes

WinnerSubramanian S.G.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam71,51341.0% of votes

MARGIN4,427 votes · 2.5 pp71,513 − 67,086

Runner-upSrinivasan V. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam67,08638.5% of votes

AIADMK 51.6% of top-two votesDMK 48.4%

All candidates 19

01 Subramanian S.G.AIADMK71,513 41.0%
02 Srinivasan V.DMK67,086 38.5%
03 Raguraman A.R.MDMK25,442 14.6%
04 Gnanapandithan P.BJP3,407 2.0%
05 Muthuvel Nachiar S.NTK1,520 0.9%
06 Pasupathidevan K.AIFB958 0.6%
07 Balakrishnan M.PMK768 0.4%
08 Jawahar G.IND653 0.4%
09 Rajkumar R.IND545 0.3%
10 Muthupandi M.IND472 0.3%
11 Ashokkumar S.BSP425 0.2%
12 Palanichamy P.IND401 0.2%
13 Karthikrajan P.SHS333 0.2%
14 Boopathirajan V.IND323 0.2%
15 Muniasamy P.IND195 0.1%
16 Sermugakani V.IND141 0.1%
17 Esakkimuthu A.IND121 0.1%
18 Srinivasan P.IND94 0.1%
19 Sivasubiramanian G.IND87 0.1%

Turnout 78.5%

Male 1.09 lakh49.2% Female 1.13 lakh50.8%

Share of 2,22,271 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,032
NOTAreported alongside the total1,455 · 0.7%
State median turnoutmedian of 232 seats, 201676.5%
ReconciliationΣ 19 candidates = 1,74,484Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

2026
3.0 pp
Kadarkarairaj. ADravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2021
5.9 pp
Raghuraman, A.R.R.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019
0.3 pp
Rajavarman M.S.RAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2016
2.5 pp
Subramanian S.G.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2011
19.2 pp
R.B.UthayakumarAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2006
7.1 pp
Thangam ThennarasuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2001
5.7 pp
Sivasamy K.K.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998
1.9 pp
ThangamthenarasuDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
15.1 pp
Thangapandian, V.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1991
19.9 pp
Manimeghalai V. G.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1989
15.5 pp
Thangapandian, V.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1986
23.2 pp
V.S.PanchavarnamAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1984
3.7 pp
M. PitchaiAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1980
14.5 pp
Pituhai, M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1977
37.8 pp
M.G. RamachandranAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1971
2.5 pp
P. SeenivasanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1967
1.9 pp
P.SeenivasanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1962
36.6 pp
R. Ponnappan NadarIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 37.8 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed MDMK polled 25,442 votes, 5.7× the 4,427-vote margin.
25,442 ÷ 4,427 = 5.7
The top two polled 79.4% of votes; the other 17 candidates 20.6% between them.
(71,513 + 67,086) ÷ 1,74,484 = 79.4% · 35,885 ÷ 1,74,484 = 20.6%
Turnout of 78.5% was 2.0 pp above the state's median seat (76.5%).
78.5 − 76.5 = +2.0
The margin narrowed from 19.2 pp in 2011 to 2.5 pp.
2.5 − 19.2 = −16.7 pp
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 19 candidate lines1,74,484
NOTAreported alongside the total1,455
Published totalVotes polled1,74,484
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

Candidates19 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