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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1996

Saidapet

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Winner — 1996

SAIDAI KITTU, K.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 58.1%ADMK 35.3%27 others 6.6%
Votes
76,031
58.1% share
Winning margin
29,853
22.8% of votes
Total candidates
29
Turnout
55.3%
of 2,36,503

Saidapet is a safe seat — SAIDAI KITTU, K. won by 22.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

29 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAIDAI KITTU, K.
DMK
DMK-led
76,03158.1%
2
SAIDAI DURAISAMY, S.
ADMK
46,17835.3%
3
PANNEERSELVAM, M.R.
MDMK
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
4,0363.1%
4
RAVINDRAN, C.
BJP
BJP
1,8691.4%
5
VENUGOPAL, P.
PMK
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
1,6381.3%
6
KANNAN, P.
SHS
920.1%
7
PACHAIAPPAN, V.
IND
830.1%
8
VINAYAGAM, L.
IND
790.1%
9
SUBRAMANI, L.P.
IND
780.1%
10
HARIKRISHNAN, M.V.
IND
720.1%
11
VENKATRAMAN, G.
IND
650.1%
12
RAJI, R.
IND
610.1%
13
MAHENDRAN, T.
IND
580.0%
14
GANAPATHI, G.
IND
560.0%
15
JAMES, H.
IND
500.0%
16
RANGASWAMY, C.
IND
380.0%
17
MOHAMMED ABDULLAH, M.A.
IND
380.0%
18
SRIDHARAN, E.S.
IND
370.0%
19
JANAKI, J.R.
IND
360.0%
20
MAHESH KUMAR, M.
IND
360.0%
21
KENNEDI, I.
IND
340.0%
22
ANBUDASAN, M.
IND
330.0%
23
JAGANATHAN, G.R.S.
IND
320.0%
24
MANI, V.S.
IND
290.0%
25
ALI, A.S.
IND
280.0%
26
JAYARAMAN, G.
IND
280.0%
27
ELUMALAI, R.
IND
220.0%
28
KOTHANDAN, V.
IND
200.0%
29
JAYARAJ, P.
IND
140.0%

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

Average turnout (123rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 26.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
123rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
56th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 58.1%ADMK 35.3%OTH 6.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Villivakkam Amritavallith Thayar Udanurai Sowmya Damodara Perumal Temple

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