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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 121 · 1996

Bhavani

Winner — 1996

BALASUBRAMANIAN, S.N.
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 51.2%ADMK 25.4%15 others 23.3%
Votes
57,256
51.2% share
Winning margin
28,829
25.8% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
69.0%
of 1,62,004

Bhavani is a safe seat — BALASUBRAMANIAN, S.N. won by 25.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALASUBRAMANIAN, S.N.
TMC(M)
DMK-led
57,25651.2%
2
MANIVANNAN, K.S.
28,42725.4%
3
VENKATACHALAM, M.P.
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
18,76816.8%
4
PALANISAMY, P.
DMK-led
4,2163.8%
5
NALLASAMY, A.M.
IND
7580.7%
6
SUBRAMANIAN, N.
IND
4320.4%
7
VINAYAGAMOORTHY, E.
IND
3670.3%
8
SATHIYAMOORTHY, K.S.
IND
3250.3%
9
PAULRAJ, B.
IND
2940.3%
10
MOHANARAJ, S.
IND
2310.2%
11
SIVA, A.
IND
1600.1%
12
MARIMUTHU, A.
IND
1310.1%
13
RAMANATHAN, K.V.
IND
1050.1%
14
MUTHUSAMY MUDALIAR, A.
IND
1040.1%
15
JAGANATHAN, R.
IND
690.1%
16
VELLINGIRI, K.
IND
680.1%
17
ELANGO, L.
IND
580.1%

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 (188th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
25.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 2.8% · max 40.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
188th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.31
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
15th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 51.2%ADMK 25.4%PMK 16.8%OTH 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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