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Tamil Nadu · PC 33 · 1996

Sivaganga

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

CHIDAMBARAM P.
TMC(M)
TMC(M) 64.8%INC 26.5%7 others 8.7%
Votes
4,18,774
64.8% share
Winning margin
2,47,302
38.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,46,379
Candidates
9
Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHIDAMBARAM P.
TMC(M)
4,18,77464.8%
2
GOWRISHANKARAN M.
INC
1,71,47226.5%
3
GANESAN. A
United Front
41,1646.4%
4
PATTABIRAMASAMY P.
BJP
6,7391.0%
5
JESU A.
IND
3,1150.5%
6
LAKSHUMIKUMAR M.K.
IND
1,5140.2%
7
MUTHUSAMY BHARATHI N.
IND
1,4560.2%
8
ARUL DOSS P
IND
1,2540.2%
9
LOURDUSAMY A.M.
IND
8910.1%

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.

Average turnout (24th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
38.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.4% · min 0.8% · max 44.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
24th of 39

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 39

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
21st of 39

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 64.8%INC 26.5%MDMK 6.4%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,45,899
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,868 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.1%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.2%Other 7.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.9%
Electricity91.6%
Sanitation39.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Women literate85.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.0%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance67.4%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Textile Made ups
🏛️

Cave in Sittharmalai

🏛️MonumentASI

Cave in Sittharmalai

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Jain statues, rock inscriptions and Panchapandava beds on the hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Jain statues, rock inscriptions and Panchapandava beds on the hill

Karuppanaswami rock and Jain sculptures

Karuppanaswami rock and Jain sculptures

🏛️MonumentASI

Karuppanaswami rock and Jain sculptures

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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