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Tamil Nadu · PC 16 · 1996

Salem

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

DEVADASS.R
TMC(M)
TMC(M) 47.1%INC 29.0%32 others 23.9%
Votes
3,15,277
47.1% share
Winning margin
1,20,885
18.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,69,817
Candidates
34
Seat history

All Candidates

34 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DEVADASS.R
TMC(M)
3,15,27747.1%
2
THANGKABALU K.V
INC
1,94,39229.0%
3
RANGARAJAN KUMARAMANGALAM.P
AIIC(T)
1,20,34518.0%
4
RAJAMANI.N
BJP
9,5381.4%
5
MOHANRAJ.B
United Front
6,2450.9%
6
MURUGESAN.A.C
IND
4,9270.7%
7
ESWARAN.S
IND
1,9440.3%
8
MADESWARAN.A
1,2180.2%
9
CHINNASAMY.V
IND
1,1720.2%
10
MANICKAM C
IND
1,1640.2%
11
RAJENDRAN.A
IND
1,0630.2%
12
BALAVENKATESH.M
IND
1,0090.1%
13
NAGAMANICKAM.BALA
IND
9880.1%
14
SAIT MUSTHAFA.S
IND
9110.1%
15
MAHABOOK SHARIFF.A
IND
8970.1%
16
KRISHNAMOORTHY.N
IND
7840.1%
17
GANESAN.K
IND
7840.1%
18
RAM MOHAN.V
IND
7550.1%
19
SELVAKUMARAN.P.M
IND
6980.1%
20
SAMPATH KUMAR.P
IND
6440.1%
21
MEGANATHAN.S.B
IND
5710.1%
22
PALANISAMY.K
IND
5400.1%
23
KANDASAMI.M
IND
4660.1%
24
RAMAMOORTHY.B
IND
4560.1%
25
KRISHNAMOORTHY.N
IND
4170.1%
26
SIVAGNANAM.S.T
IND
4060.1%
27
MAYAN.P
IND
3990.1%
28
ANNAMALAI.K
IND
3970.1%
29
PADMANAPAN.K.M
IND
3960.1%
30
CHAKKARAPANI.N
IND
3180.1%
31
ANNAMALAI.S
IND
2450.0%
32
VEDANAYAGAM RAMA
IND
1880.0%
33
VENKATACHALAM.S
IND
1830.0%
34
VELLIANGIRI K.S VEERAPANDI
IND
800.0%

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 (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.3% · min 2.5% · max 46.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
4th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
16th of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 47.1%INC 29.0%AIIC(T) 18.0%OTH 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,601
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,420 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population3.3%

Figures are for Namakkal, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.9%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.6%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation40.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance68.8%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Fort and Temples on the hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort and Temples on the hill

Hill excluding the fort at its top and the temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Sri Ranganathaswami

Hill excluding the fort at its top and the temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Sri Ranganathaswami

🏛️MonumentASI

Hill excluding the fort at its top and the temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Sri Ranganathaswami

Temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Ranganathanswami

Temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Ranganathanswami

🏛️MonumentASI

Temples of Sri Narasimhaswami and Ranganathanswami

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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