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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1996
Bhavanisagar
Winner — 1996
ANDAMUTHU, V.A.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 54.9%ADMK 34.6%13 others 10.5%
Votes
63,483
54.9% share
Winning margin
23,451
20.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
70.4%
of 1,64,250
Bhavanisagar is a safe seat — ANDAMUTHU, V.A. won by 20.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANDAMUTHU, V.A. | DMK-led | 63,483 | 54.9% |
| 2 | CHINNASAMY, V.K. | 40,032 | 34.6% | |
| 3 | SUBRAMANIAM, T.K. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 8,742 | 7.6% |
| 4 | VENKATACHALAM, R. | BJP | 1,018 | 0.9% |
| 5 | SUBRAMANIAM, P. | IND | 453 | 0.4% |
| 6 | VENDHA PANNADI, P.R. | ATMK | 311 | 0.3% |
| 7 | ARUMUGAM, V.S. | IND | 296 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RANGASAMY, V.T. | IND | 265 | 0.2% |
| 9 | RAMASAMY, S.S. | IND | 232 | 0.2% |
| 10 | DURAISAMY, P.A. | IND | 190 | 0.2% |
| 11 | NATARAJAN, R. | IND | 160 | 0.1% |
| 12 | MOORTHY, V.M. | IND | 146 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SELVAKUMAR, K. | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| 14 | RAMASAMY, M.R. | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 15 | RAGUPATHI, K. | IND | 103 | 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.
Average turnout (124th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 2.0% · max 42.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
124th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
82nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 54.9%ADMK 34.6%MDMK 7.6%OTH 2.9%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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