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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAKKARAPANI, R.
DMK-led
66,37958.6%
2
SELLAMUTHU, K.
29,55626.1%
3
MOHAN, T.
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
8,5657.6%
4
ESWARAVEL, R.
IND
5,3924.8%
5
SENNIAPPAN, N.
BJP
1,4571.3%
6
MALLIKAARJUNAN, A.
IND
3590.3%
7
SUBRAMANI, V.
JP
3400.3%
8
SAKTHIVEL, N.
IND
2600.2%
9
KAMATCHI, N.
IND
2120.2%
10
SHANMUGAVEL, P.
IND
1820.2%
11
SAKTHIVEL, K.
IND
1600.1%
12
KULANDAIVEL, A.
IND
1450.1%
13
CHELAMUTHU, K.
IND
830.1%
14
PANNEERSELVAM, K.
IND
800.1%
15
PANNEERSELVAM, A.
IND
510.1%
16
RENGASAMY, P.
IND
470.0%
17
JEYARAM, K.
IND
360.0%
18
RAMASAMY, K.
IND
270.0%

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
lean
32.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.2% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
78th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
169th of 234

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir Pith Blocks🏷️Dindigul LocksGI🏺Garlic

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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