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Tamil Nadu · PC 13 · 1996
Dharmapuri
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
THEERTHARAMAN.P
TMC(M)
TMC(M) 42.7%INC 23.8%16 others 33.5%
Votes
2,97,166
42.6% share
Winning margin
1,31,246
18.8% of votes
Total votes cast
6,96,696
Candidates
18
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THEERTHARAMAN.P | TMC(M) | 2,97,166 | 42.6% |
| 2 | SUBRAMANIYAM.M.P | INC | 1,65,920 | 23.8% |
| 3 | RAMAMURTHY.K | AIIC(T) | 1,63,484 | 23.5% |
| 4 | KRISHNAN.P | United Front | 28,633 | 4.1% |
| 5 | CHINNASAMY.C | IND | 12,495 | 1.8% |
| 6 | GOPAL. INAMURASU.A | IND | 8,283 | 1.2% |
| 7 | ARUMUGAM P.S | BJP | 6,060 | 0.9% |
| 8 | PADMARAJAN K | IND | 2,553 | 0.4% |
| 9 | BALASUBRAMANIAM.M | IND | 2,154 | 0.3% |
| 10 | MADAVACHARI.D.N | IND | 2,053 | 0.3% |
| 11 | RAVI.N | IND | 2,010 | 0.3% |
| 12 | RAJENDRAN, KASPHA | IND | 1,468 | 0.2% |
| 13 | MATHIVANAN.V | IND | 1,058 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BALAKRISHNAN.P | IND | 944 | 0.1% |
| 15 | GOPALAKRISHNAN.K.M | IND | 893 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SRIRANGAN.N | IND | 574 | 0.1% |
| 17 | ALAGURAMAN | IND | 570 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SELVAM.A.C | IND | 378 | 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.
High turnout (7th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.3% · max 30.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
7th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
30th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 42.6%INC 23.8%AIIC(T) 23.5%OTH 10.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%
What's nearby?
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