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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1996
Thousand Lights
Winner — 1996
STALIN, M.K.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 69.7%ADMK 23.0%22 others 7.3%
Votes
66,905
69.7% share
Winning margin
44,877
46.8% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
57.5%
of 1,67,016
Thousand Lights is a safe seat — STALIN, M.K. won by 46.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STALIN, M.K. | DMK-led | 66,905 | 69.7% |
| 2 | ZEENATH SHERIFFDEEN | 22,028 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | THIYAGARAJAN, K. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 2,479 | 2.6% |
| 4 | NAGAMMA | BJP | 2,015 | 2.1% |
| 5 | ELUMALAI, N. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 1,457 | 1.5% |
| 6 | RAVIKANNAN, R. | IND | 225 | 0.2% |
| 7 | THEERTHAMALAI, A.P. | IND | 159 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MUNUSAMY, M. | IND | 94 | 0.1% |
| 9 | DANIEL THOMAS, R. | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 10 | THEYAGARAJAN, V. | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ARUNKUMAR, G. | IND | 59 | 0.1% |
| 12 | KANDASAMY, P. | IND | 50 | 0.1% |
| 13 | KUMAR, K. | IND | 45 | 0.1% |
| 14 | KRISHNAMURTHY, P. | IND | 44 | 0.1% |
| 15 | GAJENDRAN, G. | IND | 40 | 0.0% |
| 16 | PARAMASIVAN, K. | IND | 35 | 0.0% |
| 17 | ZUMRUTH BEGUM | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
| 18 | KALAIMANI, R. | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| 19 | VENKATESAN, J. | IND | 23 | 0.0% |
| 20 | RANGANATHAN, S. | IND | 23 | 0.0% |
| 21 | MUNIYANDY, K.V. | IND | 21 | 0.0% |
| 22 | VENKATESAN, T. | IND | 19 | 0.0% |
| 23 | VELU, M.P. | IND | 19 | 0.0% |
| 24 | MARIYAPPAN, C. | IND | 16 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (150th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean46.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.4% · max 46.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
150th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
120th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 69.7%ADMK 22.9%OTH 7.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
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