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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1996
Thiruvottiyur
Winner — 1996
VIJAYAN, T.C.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 64.2%ADMK 22.7%13 others 13.2%
Votes
1,15,939
64.2% share
Winning margin
75,022
41.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
56.5%
of 3,19,663
Thiruvottiyur is a safe seat — VIJAYAN, T.C. won by 41.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAYAN, T.C. | DMK-led | 1,15,939 | 64.2% |
| 2 | BALRAJ, B. | 40,917 | 22.6% | |
| 3 | SOUNDARARAJAN, A. | DMK-led | 16,329 | 9.0% |
| 4 | VELMURUGAN, T. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 4,559 | 2.5% |
| 5 | NALLASIVAM, S. | BJP | 1,511 | 0.8% |
| 6 | MAHENDRAMANI, D. | ICS | 378 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SHANMUGA SUNDARAM, R. | IND | 179 | 0.1% |
| 8 | PARIYASAMY, S. | 150 | 0.1% | |
| 9 | ASLAMBASHA, K. | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 10 | VEERAN, N. | IND | 128 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SIVARAJ, A. | IND | 94 | 0.1% |
| 12 | VADAMALAI, D. | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 13 | GUNASEELAN, B. | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 14 | RAJENDRAKUMAR, L. | IND | 72 | 0.0% |
| 15 | VENKATESWARAN, V. | MMS | 64 | 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.
Low turnout (204th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean41.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.0% · max 41.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
204th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
139th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 64.2%ADMK 22.6%CPM 9.0%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
What's nearby?
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