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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 151 · 1996

Aravakurichi

Winner — 1996

MOHAMMED ISMAIL, S.S.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 38.4%ADMK 29.9%9 others 31.7%
Votes
41,153
38.4% share
Winning margin
9,094
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
63.2%
of 1,69,837

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHAMMED ISMAIL, S.S.
DMK-led
41,15338.4%
2
DURAISAMY, V.K.
32,05929.9%
3
MONJANUR RAMASAMY, P.
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
26,20324.4%
4
GNANASEKARAN, J.
IND
4,7674.4%
5
CHENNIAPPAN, V.S.
BJP
1,1381.1%
6
GUNASEKARAN, K.
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
7370.7%
7
KUMAR, S.
IND
4550.4%
8
JAYAPAL, G.
IND
3990.4%
9
NATARAJAN, K.
IND
2240.2%
10
ANNADURAI, R.
IND
700.1%
11
DHAYALAN, R.M.
IND
630.1%

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.

Average turnout (157th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 1.4% · max 20.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
157th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
164th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 38.4%ADMK 29.9%MDMK 24.4%OTH 7.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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