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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1996
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Winner — 1996
RAJENDIRAN @ DEERAN
PMK· PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
PMK 47.5%DMK 34.7%8 others 17.8%
Votes
49,853
47.5% share
Winning margin
13,402
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
72.9%
of 1,43,942
A clear win with a 12.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJENDIRAN @ DEERAN | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 49,853 | 47.5% |
| 2 | SIVASUBRAMANIYAN | DMK-led | 36,451 | 34.7% |
| 3 | ARTHUR HELLAR | DMK-led | 13,779 | 13.1% |
| 4 | RAMALINGAM | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 3,526 | 3.4% |
| 5 | ARUMUGHAM | IND | 567 | 0.5% |
| 6 | KARUNANIDHI | IND | 257 | 0.2% |
| 7 | MARIMUTHU | IND | 179 | 0.2% |
| 8 | GOPAL | IND | 140 | 0.1% |
| 9 | ANNADURAI | IND | 125 | 0.1% |
| 10 | RAJENDIRAN | IND | 118 | 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 (122nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 1.0% · max 24.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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122nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
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123rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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173rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PMK 47.5%DMK 34.7%INC 13.1%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,16,450
Density
629 / km²
Sex ratio
1025 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population31.5%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.8%Muslim 8.0%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water64.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated93.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)24.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.6%
Women literate87.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel59.0%
Health insurance70.9%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.