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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 112 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Dharapuram
Winner — 1996
R. SARASWATHY
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 55.5%ADMK 34.9%6 others 9.6%
Votes
62,027
55.5% share
Winning margin
23,038
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.1%
of 1,64,190
Dharapuram is a safe seat — R. SARASWATHY won by 20.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. SARASWATHY | DMK-led | 62,027 | 55.5% |
| 2 | P. EASWARAMURTHI | 38,989 | 34.9% | |
| 3 | K. MAYAVAN | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 8,182 | 7.3% |
| 4 | K.P. VELLIANGIRI | BJP | 1,368 | 1.2% |
| 5 | K. VINCENT | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 583 | 0.5% |
| 6 | A. SUBRAMANIAN | IND | 310 | 0.3% |
| 7 | K. MARIAPPAN | IND | 204 | 0.2% |
| 8 | P. RAJENDRAN | IND | 109 | 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.
High turnout (33rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.4% · max 41.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
33rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.31
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
9th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 55.5%ADMK 34.9%MDMK 7.3%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.