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Tamil Nadu · PC 2 · 1996
Madras Central
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
MURASOLI MARAN
DMK· United Front
DMK 69.0%INC 21.1%29 others 9.9%
Votes
4,03,867
69.0% share
Winning margin
2,80,467
47.9% of votes
Total votes cast
5,85,149
Candidates
31
Seat history
All Candidates
31 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MURASOLI MARAN | United Front | 4,03,867 | 69.0% |
| 2 | G.K.J.BHARATHI | INC | 1,23,400 | 21.1% |
| 3 | PROF. S.KRISHNASAMY | United Front | 21,682 | 3.7% |
| 4 | G.KUMARAVELU | BJP | 19,948 | 3.4% |
| 5 | D.ANBAZHAGAN | United Front | 7,654 | 1.3% |
| 6 | S.ALWAR | IND | 894 | 0.1% |
| 7 | N.SAMPATH RAJ | IND | 689 | 0.1% |
| 8 | S.RANGANATHAN | IND | 611 | 0.1% |
| 9 | AJAY KUMAR GOENKA | IND | 603 | 0.1% |
| 10 | K.C.RAJAN | IND | 502 | 0.1% |
| 11 | L.MANOHARAN | IND | 424 | 0.1% |
| 12 | VENKATESAN @ AMBETH VENKATESH | IND | 412 | 0.1% |
| 13 | G.CHITRARASU | IND | 393 | 0.1% |
| 14 | M.ETHIRAJ PARAIYAN @ M.ETHIRAJ | IND | 344 | 0.1% |
| 15 | P.K.SOUNDARRAJAN | MELPHC | 333 | 0.1% |
| 16 | R.BALUSWAMY | IND | 292 | 0.1% |
| 17 | M.RAMANATHAN | IND | 286 | 0.1% |
| 18 | K.K.DHANDAPANI | IND | 261 | 0.0% |
| 19 | V.SASHIKUMAR | IND | 249 | 0.0% |
| 20 | O.A.VARADA DESIGAN | IND | 240 | 0.0% |
| 21 | KALAIVAN | IND | 236 | 0.0% |
| 22 | S.VINCENT NADAR | IND | 228 | 0.0% |
| 23 | N.HARIKARAN | IND | 217 | 0.0% |
| 24 | KIRUTHIVASAN | IND | 215 | 0.0% |
| 25 | M.T.MOHAN | IND | 199 | 0.0% |
| 26 | T.K.M.SUNDARESAN | IND | 180 | 0.0% |
| 27 | C.SUBRAMANIAM | IND | 177 | 0.0% |
| 28 | T.S.LOGANATHAN | IND | 164 | 0.0% |
| 29 | S.SELVARAJ | IND | 162 | 0.0% |
| 30 | A.RAAJALINGAM | IND | 154 | 0.0% |
| 31 | A.K.INAS | IND | 133 | 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.
Low turnout (37th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe47.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.2% · min 2.9% · max 48.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
37th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
6th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 69.0%INC 21.1%OTH 9.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
Figures are for Chennai, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
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