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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1996
Thiruverambur
Winner — 1996
K. DURAI
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 62.6%ADMK 25.4%18 others 12.0%
Votes
78,692
62.6% share
Winning margin
46,753
37.2% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
58.6%
of 2,14,373
Thiruverambur is a safe seat — K. DURAI won by 37.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. DURAI | DMK-led | 78,692 | 62.6% |
| 2 | T. RATHINAVEL | 31,939 | 25.4% | |
| 3 | MOHAMED ALI | DMK-led | 11,128 | 8.8% |
| 4 | G. RAJAPPA | AIIC(T) | 1,042 | 0.8% |
| 5 | P. MURUGESAN | IND | 668 | 0.5% |
| 6 | C. NEELAMEGAM | IND | 577 | 0.5% |
| 7 | R. PARTHIPAN | IND | 323 | 0.3% |
| 8 | M. SINRAJ | IND | 243 | 0.2% |
| 9 | THATHUADAIKKAPATTAR | IND | 174 | 0.1% |
| 10 | V. SIVAKUMAR | IND | 161 | 0.1% |
| 11 | A. AROCKIASAMY | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 12 | MURUGESAN SUBRAMANIAPURAM | IND | 107 | 0.1% |
| 13 | C. SELVARAJ | IND | 95 | 0.1% |
| 14 | C. ROWTHER SHA | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 15 | S. SANGAPILLAI | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 16 | R. REGUNATHAN | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 17 | I. FRANCIS XAVIER | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
| 18 | K. RAJENDRAN | IND | 55 | 0.0% |
| 19 | S. MUTHUKARUPPAN | IND | 53 | 0.0% |
| 20 | S. MURUGABUSHANAM | IND | 42 | 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 (163rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 1.1% · max 37.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
163rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
127th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 62.6%ADMK 25.4%CPM 8.8%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,277
Density
556 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,274 km²
SC population34.1%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Muslim 7.6%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water74.5%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation39.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.1%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance75.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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