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Tamil Nadu · PC 17 · 1996
Tiruchengode
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
K.P.RAMALINGAM
DMK· United Front
DMK 56.6%ADMK 33.4%16 others 9.9%
Votes
4,71,533
56.6% share
Winning margin
1,93,188
23.2% of votes
Total votes cast
8,32,475
Candidates
18
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.P.RAMALINGAM | United Front | 4,71,533 | 56.6% |
| 2 | KUMARASAMY A.V. | 2,78,345 | 33.4% | |
| 3 | P.BALAKRISHNAN | United Front | 40,041 | 4.8% |
| 4 | K.PERUMAL | AIIC(T) | 18,677 | 2.2% |
| 5 | RAMALINGAM S.T. | BJP | 10,264 | 1.2% |
| 6 | KARUPPANNA GOUNDER K. | IND | 2,148 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SUBRAMANI.P. | IND | 1,585 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SUBRAMANIAN.C. | IND | 1,450 | 0.2% |
| 9 | PALANIAPPAN S. | IND | 1,384 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SADASIVAM M.S. | IND | 1,212 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SAMUEL RAJ.G. | IND | 1,098 | 0.1% |
| 12 | RAJACHANDRASEKAR N. | IND | 1,085 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SHIVAKUMAR.A. | IND | 906 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ARUMUGAM K.K. | IND | 720 | 0.1% |
| 15 | GANGA NAIDU P. | IND | 689 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SUNDARESAN.A. | IND | 668 | 0.1% |
| 17 | MADESWARAN K. | IND | 427 | 0.1% |
| 18 | VENUGOPAL D. | IND | 243 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (19th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.2% · min 0.6% · max 40.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
19th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
12th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 56.6%ADMK 33.4%OTH 9.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%
Figures are for Erode, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%
What's nearby?
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