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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 105 · 1996

Coimbatore West

Winner — 1996

DHANDAPANI, C.T.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 62.5%INC 16.1%18 others 21.4%
Votes
51,652
62.5% share
Winning margin
38,299
46.3% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
61.3%
of 1,34,896

Coimbatore West is a safe seat — DHANDAPANI, C.T. won by 46.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHANDAPANI, C.T.
DMK-led
51,65262.5%
2
RAJA THANGAVEL
DMK-led
13,35316.1%
3
ACSHAYA ARUMUGAM
BJP
7,5039.1%
4
GOVINDHARAJAN, S.
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
4,4465.4%
5
SUBBAIYAN, K.P.
KMK
4,3175.2%
6
KOVAI IBRAHIM
JP
2270.3%
7
SIVAJE RAMACHANDRAN, A.S.
ICS
2240.3%
8
SAKTHIVEL, A.
IND
1510.2%
9
SAMPATH, N.
IND
1350.2%
10
SELVARAJ, S.K.
ATMK
1230.1%
11
BHAGVAT KUMAR, G.
IND
910.1%
12
RAVICHANDRAN, R.
IND
730.1%
13
SIVARAJU, R.
IND
700.1%
14
USMAN SHARIF, M.A.
IND
700.1%
15
RAMANAN, R.
IND
610.1%
16
ERRIETTIE EKAMBARAM
IND
590.1%
17
JOTHIMANI, D.
IND
550.1%
18
JUGHRAJ
IND
300.0%
19
SOUKHAT ALI, V.M.
IND
290.0%
20
SWAMINATHAN, T.N. @ TOPAZ AYYER
IND
170.0%

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 (70th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
46.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.7% · max 46.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
70th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.36
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
106th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 62.5%INC 16.1%BJP 9.1%MDMK 5.4%KMK 5.2%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%

What's nearby?

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