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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 133 · 1996
Bodinayakkanur
Winner — 1996
SUDALAIMUTHU, A.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 51.3%ADMK 26.9%21 others 21.8%
Votes
54,893
51.3% share
Winning margin
26,087
24.4% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
63.3%
of 1,69,113
Bodinayakkanur is a safe seat — SUDALAIMUTHU, A. won by 24.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDALAIMUTHU, A. | DMK-led | 54,893 | 51.3% |
| 2 | JEYAKUMAR, S.P. | 28,806 | 26.9% | |
| 3 | SUBRAMANI, R. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 14,979 | 14.0% |
| 4 | SUNDARAM, E.M. | BJP | 3,578 | 3.3% |
| 5 | RAVICHANDRAN, S. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 2,904 | 2.7% |
| 6 | KANNAN, P.M. | IND | 618 | 0.6% |
| 7 | MUTHURAMAN, V.S.K. | IND | 238 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SUBRAMANI, V. | IND | 161 | 0.1% |
| 9 | LAKSHMANARAJU, A. | IND | 127 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SELVAM, K.S. | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MANOKARAN, S.N. | IND | 87 | 0.1% |
| 12 | KERALAPUTHIRAN, M. | IND | 75 | 0.1% |
| 13 | GURUNATHAN, R. | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 14 | MUNIYANDI, R. | IND | 59 | 0.1% |
| 15 | PHILOMINI, A. | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 16 | PARTHIPAN, S. | IND | 55 | 0.1% |
| 17 | ARULRAJ, C. | IND | 50 | 0.1% |
| 18 | HARIHARAN, T. | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
| 19 | DURAIPANDI, M. | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
| 20 | BALASUBRAMANI, S.P.S. | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
| 21 | BASKARAN, R. | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
| 22 | KARUPPIAH, R. | IND | 27 | 0.0% |
| 23 | NAGARAJAN, 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.
High turnout (13th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 0.8% · max 36.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
13th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
224th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 51.3%ADMK 26.9%MDMK 14.0%OTH 7.9%
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?
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