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Tamil Nadu · PC 12 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Chidambaram
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
GANESAN V
DMK· United Front
DMK 48.7%PMK 23.2%9 others 28.2%
Votes
3,36,164
48.7% share
Winning margin
1,76,266
25.5% of votes
Total votes cast
6,90,447
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANESAN V | United Front | 3,36,164 | 48.7% |
| 2 | ELUMALAI.R | United Front | 1,59,898 | 23.2% |
| 3 | VALLAL PERUMAN P | INC | 1,44,478 | 20.9% |
| 4 | MAHALINGAM.P.S | United Front | 28,646 | 4.2% |
| 5 | KIRUBANIDHI S.P | BJP | 7,954 | 1.1% |
| 6 | SELVAMANI K. TMT | IND | 5,795 | 0.8% |
| 7 | PALANI.S | IND | 2,714 | 0.4% |
| 8 | ASHOKAN.A | IND | 1,544 | 0.2% |
| 9 | PERUMAL.A | IND | 1,338 | 0.2% |
| 10 | CHIDAMBARAM.S | IND | 1,104 | 0.2% |
| 11 | ASOKAN, S | IND | 812 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (9th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.2% · max 29.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
9th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
27th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 48.7%PMK 23.2%INC 20.9%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%
Figures are for Tiruvannamalai, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%
What's nearby?
33 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Edible Oil
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.