30 insights from #tnelectionresults2021 as a blog post: http://anthology.kracekumar.com/post/2021_tn_assembly_election/ from original tweet thread:
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RT @kracetheking
1. Thread on TN election 2021 results. Let's start with postal votes. Out of 489699 postal votes, DMK+ secured 62.13%, ADMK+ secured 28.3%, NTK secured 4.01%, AMMK+ secured 2.18% and MNM secured 1.62% of votes. Data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x8rkmc6kyi_U…
https://twitter.com/kracetheking/status/1389699275517349889
2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election Result Analysis

In 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections, DMK alliance won the 159 seats out of 234 and AIADMK alliance won 75 seats and Stalin became Chief Minister of TamilNadu. The post analysis the results of the election based on votes, parties and alliances performances. Vote Share DMK Alliance had a lead over AIADMK alliance by 6%. DMK+: 45.6% AIADMK+: 39.5% NTK: 6.57% AMMK+: 2.87% MNM+: 2.

15. NTK's top three districts for votes are - Sivagangai, Thiruvallur, and Thotthukudi, and the lowest vote-getting districts are Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, and Salem. #TNElections2021 #TNElectionResults2021
14. NTK performed better against CPM(7.75%) and INC(7.44) - 1% higher than the average of 6.5% and performs poorly against PMK - 5.93%. Note: Ignored intersection other parties for simplicity. #TNElections2021 #TNElectionResults2021
11. ADMK+ polled 2% higher than average in reserved constituencies. NTK's scored slightly(0.3%) higher than their average in reserved constituencies. MNM polled 3.23% in general constituencies compared to scheduled caste constituencies, 1.43% of votes. #TNElectionResults2021
8. Out of 32 seats, DMK+ won on 17 seats. Out of 10 constituencies in Coimbatore, five constituencies were closely fought. ADMK+ won all the seats. Out of five constituencies in Tenkasi, three were closely fought, and ADMK+ won one and DMK+ won two seats. #TNElectionResults2021
7. Next, let's move on to the closely fought seats - 2% victory margin, 32 seats - 13.67% seats. In 8 seats, the winning margin was less than 1000 votes (< 0.6%). Thiyagarayanagar: 137, Modakkurichi: 281, Tenkasi: 370. #TNElectionResults2021 #TNElections2021
6. Only two independent candidates polled double-digit vote percentage and one secured deposit. Hari Nadar polled 18.54% of votes(37727) in the Alangulam constituency, and Bala Krishnan secured 13.41% of votes(23771). #TNElections2021 #TNElectionResults2021
5. Seventeen candidates contested in each constituency, and 77 candidates competed in the Karur constituency and highest in the election. #TNElections2021 #TNElectionResults2021
4. DMK alliance party wise % of votes polled - DMK: 46.67%, CPI: 43.78%, VCK: 42.58%, INC: 41.53%, IUML: 38.63, CPI(M): 35.97%. ADMK alliance party wise % votes polled: AIADMK: 40.23%, PMK: 37.65%, BJP: 34.46%. #TNElections2021 #TNElectionResults2021
3. Out of 6 seats, VCK won 4 seats with an average of 42.58% of votes in each seats. 2 reserved and 2 general seats. #TNElections2021 #TNElectionResults2021