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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANIMARAN, R. | DMK-led | 94,353 | 65.5% |
| 2 | MARUTHARAJ, V. | 29,229 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | REJENDRAN, R.S. | DMK-led | 10,180 | 7.1% |
| 4 | VISUVASAM, S. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 4,120 | 2.9% |
| 5 | MANICKAM, S.T. | BJP | 3,488 | 2.4% |
| 6 | RENGAN MARUTHAI, M. | IND | 252 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SUBRAMANI, S.R. | IND | 243 | 0.2% |
| 8 | RAJ,M. | IND | 199 | 0.1% |
| 9 | KULANTHAI, V. | CPI(ML)(L) | 172 | 0.1% |
| 10 | DESIKACHARI, R. | IND | 149 | 0.1% |
| 11 | PALANISAMY, K. | IND | 140 | 0.1% |
| 12 | ANBROSE, D. | AIVMK | 127 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SALEEM, A. | IND | 98 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ALPHONESRAJ, S. | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 15 | PANDIAN, K. | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 16 | RAJU, K. | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 17 | KRISHNAMOORTHY, S.M. | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 18 | CHANDRAMOHAN, S. | IND | 75 | 0.1% |
| 19 | BOOPATHI, P. | IND | 75 | 0.1% |
| 20 | PONNUSAMY, P. | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 21 | SHEIK DAWOOD, S.P. | IND | 69 | 0.1% |
| 22 | DHINAKARAN, N.S. | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 23 | MUSTAFA, P. | IND | 59 | 0.0% |
| 24 | CHINNARAJ, S. | IND | 54 | 0.0% |
| 25 | RAJA, K. | IND | 49 | 0.0% |
| 26 | SHANMUGAM @ JAMBU, A. | IND | 49 | 0.0% |
| 27 | VELMUNIRAJ, G. | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
| 28 | RAMASUBRAMANIAN, R. | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
| 29 | PALANIVEL, P.R. | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
| 30 | MURUGAN, P. | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| 31 | NAGOOR PITCHAI, M.H. | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| 32 | KATHOON BEEVI, M. | IND | 36 | 0.0% |
| 33 | RAJAGOPAL, R. | IND | 33 | 0.0% |
| 34 | HAREEMSAIT, K. | IND | 30 | 0.0% |
| 35 | GANESAN, K. | IND | 26 | 0.0% |
| 36 | VENKATASUBRAMANI, K. | IND | 9 | 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.
Average turnout (136th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe45.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 1.9% · max 45.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
136th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
223rd of 234Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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?
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