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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 148 · 1996

Dindigul

Winner — 1996

MANIMARAN, R.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 65.5%ADMK 20.3%34 others 14.2%
Votes
94,353
65.5% share
Winning margin
65,124
45.2% of votes
Total candidates
36
Turnout
62.5%
of 2,30,348

Dindigul is a safe seat — MANIMARAN, R. won by 45.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

36 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANIMARAN, R.
DMK-led
94,35365.5%
2
MARUTHARAJ, V.
29,22920.3%
3
REJENDRAN, R.S.
DMK-led
10,1807.1%
4
VISUVASAM, S.
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
4,1202.9%
5
MANICKAM, S.T.
BJP
3,4882.4%
6
RENGAN MARUTHAI, M.
IND
2520.2%
7
SUBRAMANI, S.R.
IND
2430.2%
8
RAJ,M.
IND
1990.1%
9
KULANTHAI, V.
CPI(ML)(L)
1720.1%
10
DESIKACHARI, R.
IND
1490.1%
11
PALANISAMY, K.
IND
1400.1%
12
ANBROSE, D.
AIVMK
1270.1%
13
SALEEM, A.
IND
980.1%
14
ALPHONESRAJ, S.
IND
860.1%
15
PANDIAN, K.
IND
850.1%
16
RAJU, K.
IND
840.1%
17
KRISHNAMOORTHY, S.M.
IND
830.1%
18
CHANDRAMOHAN, S.
IND
750.1%
19
BOOPATHI, P.
IND
750.1%
20
PONNUSAMY, P.
IND
720.1%
21
SHEIK DAWOOD, S.P.
IND
690.1%
22
DHINAKARAN, N.S.
IND
670.1%
23
MUSTAFA, P.
IND
590.0%
24
CHINNARAJ, S.
IND
540.0%
25
RAJA, K.
IND
490.0%
26
SHANMUGAM @ JAMBU, A.
IND
490.0%
27
VELMUNIRAJ, G.
IND
440.0%
28
RAMASUBRAMANIAN, R.
IND
390.0%
29
PALANIVEL, P.R.
IND
380.0%
30
MURUGAN, P.
IND
370.0%
31
NAGOOR PITCHAI, M.H.
IND
370.0%
32
KATHOON BEEVI, M.
IND
360.0%
33
RAJAGOPAL, R.
IND
330.0%
34
HAREEMSAIT, K.
IND
300.0%
35
GANESAN, K.
IND
260.0%
36
VENKATASUBRAMANI, K.
IND
90.0%

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 (136th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
45.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 1.9% · max 45.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
136th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
223rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 65.5%ADMK 20.3%CPM 7.1%OTH 7.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,65,223
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,756 km²
SC population31.0%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.2%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation22.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel75.1%
Health insurance75.5%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Megalithic cists and cairns, Karai

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Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Karai

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Megalithic cists and cairns

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