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Tamil Nadu · PC 7 · 1996
Vellore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
SHANMUGAM.P
DMK· United Front
DMK 57.5%INC 26.5%21 others 16.0%
Votes
3,91,141
57.5% share
Winning margin
2,11,035
31.0% of votes
Total votes cast
6,80,027
Candidates
23
Seat history
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANMUGAM.P | United Front | 3,91,141 | 57.5% |
| 2 | AKBER PASHA.B | INC | 1,80,106 | 26.5% |
| 3 | DHANDAYUTHAPANI.V | AIIC(T) | 35,455 | 5.2% |
| 4 | ABDUL HAKIM.R | United Front | 26,080 | 3.8% |
| 5 | KARNAKER.C.M | BJP | 19,582 | 2.9% |
| 6 | VENKATESAN.K.K | IND | 5,680 | 0.8% |
| 7 | RAJAN.P | IND | 3,908 | 0.6% |
| 8 | KALAIMANI.K | IND | 2,478 | 0.4% |
| 9 | DAMODARAM.M | IND | 2,347 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SATHIYAMOORTHY.J | IND | 1,686 | 0.3% |
| 11 | PALANI.R.T | IND | 1,459 | 0.2% |
| 12 | PALANI K | IND | 1,397 | 0.2% |
| 13 | GURURAJA RAO.D.H | IND | 1,372 | 0.2% |
| 14 | ABDUL HALEEM.K | IND | 1,153 | 0.2% |
| 15 | FAROOQUE | IND | 1,079 | 0.2% |
| 16 | MD. RAFEEQUE.J | IND | 1,025 | 0.1% |
| 17 | ARANI ARUMUGAM.A | IND | 1,016 | 0.1% |
| 18 | BASKAR.V.S | IND | 696 | 0.1% |
| 19 | SURIYAMOORTHY.R.N | IND | 615 | 0.1% |
| 20 | DHANAPAL.N.M | IND | 568 | 0.1% |
| 21 | MANOHAR.C | IND | 434 | 0.1% |
| 22 | PANEER.V.N | IND | 413 | 0.1% |
| 23 | VARATHAN.J | IND | 337 | 0.1% |
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 (11th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.7% · max 32.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
11th of 39How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 39How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
18th of 39How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 57.5%INC 26.5%AIIC(T) 5.2%OTH 10.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%
Figures are for Vellore, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%
What's nearby?
18 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Leather Products
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Adjoining Building to the masjid and two ponds
🏛️MonumentASI
Adjoining Building to the masjid and two ponds
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