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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1991Reserved (SC)

Namakkal

Winner — 1991

ANBALAGAN S.
ADK· AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
ADK 70.7%DMK 26.4%7 others 2.8%
Votes
79,683
70.7% share
Winning margin
49,895
44.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
60.5%
of 1,86,364

Namakkal is a safe seat — ANBALAGAN S. won by 44.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANBALAGAN S.
ADK
AIADMK-Congress Alliance (1991)
79,68370.7%
2
MAYAVAN R.
DMK
29,78826.4%
3
CHANDRASEKARAN P.
BJP
1,4981.3%
4
TAMILARASAN V.
7440.7%
5
PONNAIAH R.
IND
3730.3%
6
MUTHUSAMY K.
TMM
2920.3%
7
ALLIMUTHU
IND
1330.1%
8
ARUTSELVAM S.
IND
1020.1%
9
RAJENDRAN K.
IND
560.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (36th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
44.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.6% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
36th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
198th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 70.7%DMK 26.4%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,601
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,420 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population3.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.9%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.6%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation40.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance68.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Poultry feed and products

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