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Tamil Nadu · PC 27 · 1996

Tiruchirappalli

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

ADAIKKALRAJ.L
TMC(M)
TMC(M) 62.6%INC 24.5%31 others 12.9%
Votes
4,34,149
62.6% share
Winning margin
2,64,708
38.2% of votes
Total votes cast
6,92,976
Candidates
33
Seat history

All Candidates

33 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ADAIKKALRAJ.L
TMC(M)
4,34,14962.6%
2
GOPAL K
INC
1,69,44124.4%
3
RANGARAJAN T.K
United Front
52,1857.5%
4
DHANABALAN D
BJP
14,7782.1%
5
SIVAPRAKASAM N
IND
3,1160.5%
6
VIJAYA NALLENDRAN B
AIIC(T)
2,9520.4%
7
NAGARAJAN K
IND
1,7250.3%
8
RAJENDRAN M
IND
1,6200.2%
9
THATHU R.
IND
1,0950.2%
10
RAMU J
IND
1,0920.2%
11
SANKARAASIVA P
IND
7910.1%
12
NATARAJAN S
IND
6380.1%
13
DEVADAS A
IND
6300.1%
14
NAGARAJAN G
IND
5950.1%
15
USMAN M.
IND
5940.1%
16
RAVISANKAR N.P
IND
5750.1%
17
RANGARAJAN S
IND
5730.1%
18
VEERAMUTHU M.A.
IND
5310.1%
19
RAJARATHINAM P
IND
5190.1%
20
GUNASEKARAN K
IND
5030.1%
21
RAMASAMY V
IND
4930.1%
22
SUNDARAM PILLAI T.K
IND
4900.1%
23
SELVARAJ HONEST R
IND
4650.1%
24
KRISHNA JAYANT R.B
IND
4280.1%
25
VAIAYAPURI A.
TNHVYK
4220.1%
26
SELVARAJ M
IND
4060.1%
27
KRISHNAMURTHY P.K.
IND
3900.1%
28
BOOMINATHAN V
IND
3300.1%
29
PURUSHOTHAMAN R
IND
3230.1%
30
LOGANATHAN M
IND
3220.1%
31
LAKSHMANAN M
IND
3060.0%
32
RUDRAMURTHY K.V
IND
2750.0%
33
KUMARASAMY M
IND
2240.0%

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 (8th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
38.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 0.3% · max 38.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
8th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
32nd of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 62.6%INC 24.4%CPM 7.5%OTH 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,65,223
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,756 km²
SC population31.0%
ST population0.5%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.2%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation22.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel75.1%
Health insurance75.5%

What's nearby?

11 locations
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Brihadiswara Temple

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Brihadiswara Temple

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Jain statue built of granite

🏛️MonumentASI

Jain statue built of granite

Jain statue called Paluppar

Jain statue called Paluppar

🏛️MonumentASI

Jain statue called Paluppar

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Karai

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Karai

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic cists and cairns

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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