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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 176 · 1996
Vedaranyam
Winner — 1996
VEDARATHINAM S.K.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 46.9%INC 27.2%4 others 25.9%
Votes
54,185
46.9% share
Winning margin
22,792
19.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
74.5%
of 1,54,906
Vedaranyam is a safe seat — VEDARATHINAM S.K. won by 19.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VEDARATHINAM S.K. | DMK-led | 54,185 | 46.9% |
| 2 | BALASUBRAMANIAM P.C.V. | DMK-led | 31,393 | 27.2% |
| 3 | MEENAKSHISUNDARAM M. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 29,252 | 25.3% |
| 4 | KARTHIKEYAN N.A. | IND | 332 | 0.3% |
| 5 | NATARAJAN K. | IND | 229 | 0.2% |
| 6 | RAMAMOORTHY R. | IND | 82 | 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.
Low turnout (226th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 1.3% · max 24.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
226th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.48
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
114th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 46.9%INC 27.2%MDMK 25.3%OTH 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,05,890
Density
705 / km²
Sex ratio
1035 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,411 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.9%Christian 5.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.6%
Electricity91.8%
Sanitation45.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated78.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.6%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.0%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.1%
Clean cooking fuel69.4%
Health insurance70.6%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coconut🏺Handicraft & handloom
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.