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Parliamentary constituency 15 (GEN) · Tamil Nadu

State boardTamil Nadu 2024

[01]Result · 2024

#15 · GEN

Poll date19 Apr 2024

Contestants25Candidate lines

Electors16,58,681

Votes polled13,04,844

Turnout78.7%

NOTA14,8940.9% of votes

WinnerSelvaganapathi T MDravida Munnetra Kazhagam5,66,08543.4% of votes

MARGIN70,357 votes · 5.4 pp5,66,085 − 4,95,728

Runner-upVignesh P All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam4,95,72838.0% of votes

DMK 53.3% of top-two votesAIADMK 46.7%

All candidates 25

01 Selvaganapathi T MDMK5,66,085 43.4%
02 Vignesh PAIADMK4,95,728 38.0%
03 Annadurai NPMK1,27,139 9.7%
04 Dr Manojkumar GNTK76,207 5.8%
05 Bhalaji MIND3,441 0.3%
06 Murali SBSP3,372 0.3%
07 Palanivel KIND2,856 0.2%
08 Jegannathan AIND2,411 0.2%
09 Raja SIND1,456 0.1%
10 Muthusamy SIND1,197 0.1%
11 Er Prabakaran SIND1,155 0.1%
12 Shanmugam GIND1,147 0.1%
13 Santhalingam CIND1,098 0.1%
14 Sutharsanam SAMK1,036 0.1%
15 Ambedkar CAPI961 0.1%
16 Ramachandran CDHESIY758 0.1%
17 Govindhan AIND693 0.1%
18 Manickam RUMK537 0.0%
19 Ahamed Shahjahan MIND466 0.0%
20 Inthrajithkuptha GIND432 0.0%
21 Ramasundaram DIND422 0.0%
22 Karunakaran MIND377 0.0%
23 Raja AIND332 0.0%
24 Vignesh MIND328 0.0%
25 Jothilingam MIND316 0.0%

Turnout 78.7%

Male 8.29 lakh50.0% Female 8.29 lakh50.0%

Share of 16,58,681 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,000
NOTAcounted within the total14,894 · 0.9%
State median turnoutmedian of 39 seats, 202471.0%
ReconciliationΣ 25 candidates = 12,89,950Verified

Seat history 2024–1962

2024
5.4 pp
Selvaganapathi T MDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2019
11.7 pp
Parthiban.S.RDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2014
23.3 pp
Pannerselvam.VAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2009
5.2 pp
Semmalai SAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2004
19.4 pp
Rani. KIndian National Congress
1999
6.0 pp
Saroja, V. Dr.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1998
9.0 pp
Saroja V.Dr.All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1996
27.8 pp
Kandasamy KTamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
1991
42.8 pp
Devarajan B.Indian National Congress
1989
39.4 pp
Devarajan, B.Indian National Congress
1984
35.5 pp
Devarajan B.Indian National Congress
1980
13.6 pp
Devarajan B.Indian National Congress
1977
29.5 pp
Devarajan B.Indian National Congress
1967
16.4 pp
S. KandappanDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
1962
3.9 pp
S. V. RamaswamyIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 42.8 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Third-placed PMK polled 1,27,139 votes, 1.8× the 70,357-vote margin.
1,27,139 ÷ 70,357 = 1.8
The top two polled 81.4% of votes; the other 23 candidates 17.5% between them.
(5,66,085 + 4,95,728) ÷ 13,04,844 = 81.4% · 2,28,137 ÷ 13,04,844 = 17.5%
Turnout of 78.7% was 7.7 pp above the state's median seat (71.0%).
78.7 − 71.0 = +7.7
The margin narrowed from 11.7 pp in 2019 to 5.4 pp.
5.4 − 11.7 = −6.3 pp
DMK held the seat it won in 2019.
2019 DMK · 2024 DMK

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 25 candidate lines12,89,950
NOTAcounted within the total14,894
Published totalVotes polled13,04,844
Checkcandidates + NOTA = totalHolds

Candidate votes plus NOTA equal the published total.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 2024 · Tamil Nadu · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates25 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 39 seats on the Tamil Nadu Lok Sabha 2024 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database