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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 165 · 1996

Srirangam

Winner — 1996

MAYAVAN T.P.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 55.7%ADMK 33.1%17 others 11.2%
Votes
73,371
55.7% share
Winning margin
29,859
22.7% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
66.0%
of 1,99,316

Srirangam is a safe seat — MAYAVAN T.P. won by 22.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAYAVAN T.P.
DMK-led
73,37155.7%
2
PARANJOTHI M.
43,51233.1%
3
PERUR DHARMALINGAM
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
9,9717.6%
4
MAHALINGAM K.
BJP
2,5501.9%
5
VASUDEVAN P.
IND
4640.3%
6
CHANDRA R.
IND
2290.2%
7
THIRUVENKADAM S.
IND
1960.1%
8
KRISHANMURTHY M.
IND
1570.1%
9
RAVI T.
IND
1420.1%
10
RAJASEKAR A.
IND
1410.1%
11
PERUMAL K.
IND
1370.1%
12
ERAGHAVAN N.
IND
1340.1%
13
SEKAR T.
IND
1150.1%
14
SELVARAJ HONEST R.
IND
1040.1%
15
PERUMAL R.
IND
1040.1%
16
KRISHNAMURTY P.
IND
950.1%
17
THIRUNAVUKKARASU PALAI S.
IND
870.1%
18
RAMANUJAN M.K.
IND
640.1%
19
KATHIRESAN K.
IND
500.0%

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 (126th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 4.5% · max 44.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
126th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.39
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
153rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 55.7%ADMK 33.1%MDMK 7.6%OTH 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Inscribed stone

🏛️MonumentASI

Inscribed stone

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Ramapada Mantapam

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Ramapada Mantapam

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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