Election
Constituency

188. Melur

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Tamil Nadu · Tamil Nadu Assembly Election, 2016

TN-MELUR

AIADMK 51.5%won by 11.4%DMK 40.1%

What changed here

Derived

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.9% to 11.4%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 4.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 3.3% to 74.2%.

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

Electorate
2,32,476
Turnout
74.2%
Valid votes
1,72,501
Margin
19,723
11.43%

Since 2011

Derived
Winner then
AIADMK
Winner now
AIADMK
AIADMKDMK swing
−4.4%
AIADMK share
55.7% 51.5%
DMK share
39.9% 40.1%
Turnout
77.5% 74.2%