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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2016

Thoothukkudi

Assembly constituency 214 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#214 · GEN
Poll date16 May 2016
Contestants13
Electors2,75,218
Votes polled1,86,311
Turnout67.7%
NOTA3,1771.2% of votes
WinnerGeetha Jeevan PDravida Munnetra Kazhagam88,04547.3% of votes
MARGIN20,908 votes · 11.2 pp88,045 − 67,137
Runner-upChellapandian.S.T. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam67,13736.0% of votes
DMK 56.7% of top-two votesAIADMK 43.3%

All candidates 13

  1. 01 Geetha Jeevan PDMK88,045 47.3%
  2. 02 Chellapandian.S.T.AIADMK67,137 36.0%
  3. 03 FatimaMDMK17,798 9.6%
  4. 04 Kanagaraj.M.R.BJP6,250 3.4%
  5. 05 Maria Judy Hema.P.NTK3,733 2.0%
  6. 06 Chinnadurai.M.PMK1,069 0.6%
  7. 07 Esakki Raja.K.AIFB806 0.4%
  8. 08 Sivalinga Raja.V.BSP439 0.2%
  9. 09 Antony Mykel HemildonTSC370 0.2%
  10. 10 Anusuya.M.IND190 0.1%
  11. 11 Lakshmi Narayanan.L.K.SHS180 0.1%
  12. 12 Moorthy.C.IND173 0.1%
  13. 13 Alwarsamy Karthikeyan.L.IND121 0.1%

Turnout 67.7%

025507510067.7%TURNOUT◦ state median 76.5%
Male 1.36 lakh49.4% Female 1.39 lakh50.6%

Share of 2,75,218 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,024
  • NOTAreported alongside the total3,177 · 1.2%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 232 seats, 201676.5%
  • ReconciliationΣ 13 candidates = 1,86,311Verified

Seat history 2026–1967

  1. 2026
    18.4 pp
    SrinathTamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    26.9 pp
    P.Geetha JeevanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  3. 2016
    11.2 pp
    Geetha Jeevan PDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    16.7 pp
    Chellapandian S.TAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  5. 2006
    5.9 pp
    Sadhan Thirumalai Kumar.(DR) TMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  6. 2001
    11.3 pp
    Easwaran RTamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
  7. 1996
    0.6 pp
    Eswaran, R.Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
  8. 1991
    20.8 pp
    Eswaran R.Indian National Congress
  9. 1989
    0.4 pp
    Eswaran, R.Indian National Congress
  10. 1984
    26.5 pp
    Eswaran, R.Indian National Congress
  11. 1980
    4.8 pp
    Krishnan, R.Communist Party of India (Marxist)
  12. 1977
    6.6 pp
    R. KrishnanCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
  13. 1971
    5.0 pp
    Subbbiah Mudaliar A. R.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1967
    0.6 pp
    A.R.S.MudaliarIndependent

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 26.9 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 83.3% of votes; the other 11 candidates 16.7% between them.

    (88,045 + 67,137) ÷ 1,86,311 = 83.3% · 31,129 ÷ 1,86,311 = 16.7%

  2. Turnout of 67.7% was 8.8 pp below the state's median seat (76.5%).

    67.7 − 76.5 = −8.8

  3. The margin narrowed from 16.7 pp in 2011 to 11.2 pp.

    11.2 − 16.7 = −5.5 pp

  4. Chellapandian.S.T., the 2011 winner, finished second in 2016.

    2011 winner name = 2016 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 13 candidate lines1,86,311
  • NOTAreported alongside the total3,177
  • Published totalVotes polled1,86,311
  • 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

Candidates13 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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