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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1996Reserved (SC)

Nilakottai

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Winner — 1996

PONNAMMAL, A.S.
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 54.5%INC 25.2%11 others 20.3%
Votes
59,541
54.5% share
Winning margin
32,003
29.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
64.5%
of 1,69,442

Nilakottai is a safe seat — PONNAMMAL, A.S. won by 29.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PONNAMMAL, A.S.
TMC(M)
DMK-led
59,54154.5%
2
RASU, A.
INC
DMK-led
27,53825.2%
3
ARIVAZHAGHAN, M.
MDMK
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
11,12810.2%
4
ISAAC RAJA, S.
AIIC(T)
7,3786.8%
5
RAJENDRAN, VADI
IND
1,4241.3%
6
MURLIMANOKAR, I.
JP
7620.7%
7
KARIKALAPPANDIAN, P.
IND
5400.5%
8
VELLAICHAMY, M.R.
IND
2440.2%
9
PONNIAH, S.
IND
2110.2%
10
THAVASI, P.
IND
1870.2%
11
MADURAIVEERAN, P.
IND
1490.1%
12
MANIKUMARAN, M.
IND
1010.1%
13
KALA, M.
IND
860.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (87th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
29.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.3% · min 0.7% · max 39.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
87th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
136th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 54.5%INC 25.2%MDMK 10.2%AIIC(T) 6.8%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%

What's nearby?

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