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Pennagaram

Assembly constituency 58 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2016

[01]Result · 2016

#58 · GEN
Poll date16 May 2016
Contestants15
Electors2,26,254
Votes polled1,97,554
Turnout87.3%
NOTA2,0810.9% of votes
WinnerInbasekaran. P.N.P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam76,84838.9% of votes
MARGIN18,446 votes · 9.3 pp76,848 − 58,402
Runner-upAnbumani Ramadoss Pattali Makkal Katchi58,40229.6% of votes
DMK 56.8% of top-two votesPMK 43.2%

All candidates 15

  1. 01 Inbasekaran. P.N.P.DMK76,848 38.9%
  2. 02 Anbumani RamadossPMK58,402 29.6%
  3. 03 Munusamy K.PAIADMK51,687 26.2%
  4. 04 Nanjappan. N.CPI5,624 2.9%
  5. 05 Muniappan. AIND716 0.4%
  6. 06 Sivakumar. GNTK688 0.4%
  7. 07 Murugesan. MIND688 0.4%
  8. 08 Pothurasu. NIND640 0.3%
  9. 09 Dhanapal. GIND555 0.3%
  10. 10 Malliga. MBSP473 0.2%
  11. 11 Venkatesan. P. CIND336 0.2%
  12. 12 Agni SriramachandranIND300 0.2%
  13. 13 Sivalingam. PIND222 0.1%
  14. 14 Jaikumar. KJD(S)193 0.1%
  15. 15 Singaravelu. KIND182 0.1%

Turnout 87.3%

025507510087.3%TURNOUT◦ state median 76.5%
Male 1.18 lakh51.9% Female 1.09 lakh48.1%

Share of 2,26,254 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males925
  • NOTAreported alongside the total2,081 · 0.9%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 232 seats, 201676.5%
  • ReconciliationΣ 15 candidates = 1,97,554Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    1.4 pp
    Gajendran. S.Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam
  2. 2021
    10.2 pp
    Mani. G.KPattali Makkal Katchi
  3. 2016
    9.3 pp
    Inbasekaran. P.N.P.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  4. 2011
    7.1 pp
    Nanjappan NCommunist Party of India
  5. 2006
    6.3 pp
    Ponmudy.KDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  6. 2001
    1.6 pp
    Ponmudy.KDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  7. 1996
    31.3 pp
    Deivasigamani @ PonmudyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  8. 1991
    14.7 pp
    D. JanaardhananAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  9. 1989
    23.3 pp
    Deivasigamani (A) Ponmudi, K.Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  10. 1984
    13.7 pp
    Rajarathinam Mani M.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  11. 1980
    5.8 pp
    Palaniappan, K. PDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  12. 1977
    3.6 pp
    P.KrishnanAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  13. 1971
    11.1 pp
    S. RamachandranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  14. 1967
    21.6 pp
    S. RamachandranDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
  15. 1962
    3.1 pp
    G. BoovaraghanIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 31.3 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed AIADMK polled 51,687 votes, 2.8× the 18,446-vote margin.

    51,687 ÷ 18,446 = 2.8

  2. The top two polled 68.5% of votes; the other 13 candidates 31.5% between them.

    (76,848 + 58,402) ÷ 1,97,554 = 68.5% · 62,304 ÷ 1,97,554 = 31.5%

  3. Turnout of 87.3% was 10.8 pp above the state's median seat (76.5%).

    87.3 − 76.5 = +10.8

  4. The margin widened from 7.1 pp in 2011 to 9.3 pp.

    9.3 − 7.1 = +2.2 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: CPI in 2011, DMK in 2016.

    2011 CPI · 2016 DMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 15 candidate lines1,97,554
  • NOTAreported alongside the total2,081
  • Published totalVotes polled1,97,554
  • 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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