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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 155 · 1996
Kulithalai
Winner — 1996
R. SELVAM
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 49.2%ADMK 34.8%12 others 16.1%
Votes
60,521
49.2% share
Winning margin
17,750
14.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
71.0%
of 1,73,318
A clear win with a 14.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. SELVAM | DMK-led | 60,521 | 49.2% |
| 2 | A. PAPPASUNDARAM | 42,771 | 34.8% | |
| 3 | R. PUGALENDHI | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 11,356 | 9.2% |
| 4 | P. KALIAPPAN | IND | 5,132 | 4.2% |
| 5 | E. DRAVIDA MANI | IND | 995 | 0.8% |
| 6 | L. SRIRENGA REDDIAR | JP | 578 | 0.5% |
| 7 | A.P. ERAJALINGAM | IND | 539 | 0.4% |
| 8 | N. KARUPPAIAN | IND | 293 | 0.2% |
| 9 | A. THANGAVELU | IND | 227 | 0.2% |
| 10 | J. ANBUMOZHI | IND | 165 | 0.1% |
| 11 | M. J. SELVANATHAN | IND | 143 | 0.1% |
| 12 | S. AROKIAM | IND | 129 | 0.1% |
| 13 | T. MUTHUSAMY POOSARI | IND | 121 | 0.1% |
| 14 | K.S. MOHAN | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
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 (141st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 2.8% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
141st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
70th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.2%ADMK 34.8%MDMK 9.2%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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