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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 108 · 1996
Kinathukkadavu
Winner — 1996
SHANMUGHAM, M.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 49.4%ADMK 35.4%8 others 15.2%
Votes
49,231
49.4% share
Winning margin
13,964
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
66.5%
of 1,49,817
A clear win with a 14.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANMUGHAM, M. | DMK-led | 49,231 | 49.4% |
| 2 | MYLSWAMY, K.M. | 35,267 | 35.4% | |
| 3 | KANDASAMY, K. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 11,774 | 11.8% |
| 4 | SANTHIL KUMARA MURTHY, R. | BJP | 1,461 | 1.5% |
| 5 | GURUSAMY, K.V. | IND | 849 | 0.8% |
| 6 | BALAKUMAR, V. | IND | 280 | 0.3% |
| 7 | CHINNASWAMI, R. | IND | 265 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SAMARAJU, M. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 258 | 0.3% |
| 9 | CHINNASAMY, A.V. | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 10 | PONNUSAMY, V. | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (211th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.7% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
211th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
1st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.4%ADMK 35.4%MDMK 11.8%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,35,394
Density
287 / km²
Sex ratio
1042 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,565 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Christian 11.5%Muslim 10.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.0%
Electricity90.6%
Sanitation51.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate89.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel81.5%
Health insurance74.5%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Nilgiri Tea (Orthodox)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.