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113. Vellakoil

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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 2006

TN-VELLAKOIL

DMK 51.8%won by 14.5%MDMK 37.3%

What changed here

Derived

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin widened from 0.6% to 14.5%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) to Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 89.0% of the vote between them, up from 65.3% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
1,17,618
Margin
17,088
14.53%

Candidates

16 contested · winner DMK
  1. 1SAMINATHAN.M.PDravida Munnetra Kazhagam · DMK60,90951.8%
  2. 2GANESHAMURTHI.AMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam · MDMK43,82137.3%
  3. 3JAGANATHAN.PDesiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam · DMDK6,4005.4%
  4. 4VENGATESH.S.Independent · IND1,3021.1%
  5. 5SURIYAMOORTHI.SBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,0210.9%
  6. 6SELVARAJ.PON.Independent · IND9060.8%
  7. 7CHELLAMUTHU.P.Independent · IND8530.7%
  8. 8ANNAMALAI.V.Independent · IND4980.4%
  9. 9SELVI.LJanata Dal (United) · JDU4780.4%
  10. 10ARUMUGAM.K.Independent · IND2460.2%
  11. 11SUGUMARAN.N.Independent · IND2350.2%
  12. 12GANAPATHI.RSamajwadi Party · SP2220.2%
  13. 13MUNIYAMMAL.MBahujan Samaj Party · BSP2150.2%
  14. 14SHANMUGAM.V.Independent · IND2050.2%
  15. 15ANBALAGAN.C.Independent · IND1560.1%
  16. 16CHANDRASEKARAN.C.Independent · IND1510.1%

Since 2001

Derived
Winner then
DMK
Winner now
DMK
DMK–MDMK swing
−14.9%
DMK share
33.0% → 51.8%
MDMK share
3.6% → 37.3%
Turnout
— → —
112. Dharapuram114. Pongalur
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