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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 110 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Valparai
Winner — 1996
SINGARAVELU, V.P.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 59.5%ADMK 32.3%8 others 8.2%
Votes
55,284
59.5% share
Winning margin
25,272
27.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
66.9%
of 1,38,911
Valparai is a safe seat — SINGARAVELU, V.P. won by 27.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINGARAVELU, V.P. | DMK-led | 55,284 | 59.5% |
| 2 | KURICHIMANIMARAN | 30,012 | 32.3% | |
| 3 | TAMILVANAN, A. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 5,082 | 5.5% |
| 4 | KARUPPASAMY, A. | BJP | 1,244 | 1.3% |
| 5 | MUTHUPANDI, A. | SLAP | 422 | 0.5% |
| 6 | NACHIMUTHU, V. | IND | 371 | 0.4% |
| 7 | MANI, K. | IND | 223 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MURUGAN, P.M. | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
| 9 | VENUGOPAL, C. | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
| 10 | NITHYANANDAM, S. | IND | 82 | 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 (205th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 2.8% · max 29.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
205th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
47th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 59.5%ADMK 32.3%MDMK 5.5%OTH 2.7%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.