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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 135 · 1996

Andipatti

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Winner — 1996

AASIYAN, P.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 44.9%ADMK 32.8%10 others 22.3%
Votes
50,736
44.9% share
Winning margin
13,701
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
64.3%
of 1,75,815

A clear win with a 12.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AASIYAN, P.
DMK
DMK-led
50,73644.9%
2
MUTHIAH, A.
ADMK
37,03532.8%
3
SEKAR @ BALASUNDARAM
MDMK
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
17,52115.5%
4
VADIVELRAVANAN
PMK
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
5,2994.7%
5
GANESAN, R.
BJP
BJP
1,6181.4%
6
RAMASAMY, K.
IND
3140.3%
7
SERVAIKARATHEVAR, K.
IND
1060.1%
8
THIRUMOORTHY, A.V.P.
IND
1040.1%
9
CHINNAMUNIYANDI, K.
IND
1000.1%
10
RAVINDRAN, G.
IND
890.1%
11
MALAIRAJAN, G.
IND
440.0%
12
VELRAJ, S.
IND
340.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.2% · max 41.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
1st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
206th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 44.9%ADMK 32.8%MDMK 15.5%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,64,493
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 5.0%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water87.0%
Electricity92.0%
Sanitation41.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated82.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.6%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.0%
Women literate78.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel72.5%
Health insurance74.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Amaravathy river bed

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