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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 130 · 1996
Oddanchatram
Winner — 1996
SAKKARAPANI, R.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 58.6%ADMK 26.1%16 others 15.3%
Votes
66,379
58.6% share
Winning margin
36,823
32.5% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
66.3%
of 1,70,995
Oddanchatram is a safe seat — SAKKARAPANI, R. won by 32.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAKKARAPANI, R. | DMK-led | 66,379 | 58.6% |
| 2 | SELLAMUTHU, K. | 29,556 | 26.1% | |
| 3 | MOHAN, T. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 8,565 | 7.6% |
| 4 | ESWARAVEL, R. | IND | 5,392 | 4.8% |
| 5 | SENNIAPPAN, N. | BJP | 1,457 | 1.3% |
| 6 | MALLIKAARJUNAN, A. | IND | 359 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SUBRAMANI, V. | JP | 340 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SAKTHIVEL, N. | IND | 260 | 0.2% |
| 9 | KAMATCHI, N. | IND | 212 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SHANMUGAVEL, P. | IND | 182 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SAKTHIVEL, K. | IND | 160 | 0.1% |
| 12 | KULANDAIVEL, A. | IND | 145 | 0.1% |
| 13 | CHELAMUTHU, K. | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 14 | PANNEERSELVAM, K. | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 15 | PANNEERSELVAM, A. | IND | 51 | 0.1% |
| 16 | RENGASAMY, P. | IND | 47 | 0.0% |
| 17 | JEYARAM, K. | IND | 36 | 0.0% |
| 18 | RAMASAMY, K. | IND | 27 | 0.0% |
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 (78th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean32.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.2% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
78th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
169th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 58.6%ADMK 26.1%MDMK 7.6%OTH 7.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,59,775
Density
358 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,036 km²
SC population20.9%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.0%Christian 7.9%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water81.6%
Electricity88.8%
Sanitation33.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.5%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance71.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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