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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 182 · 1996

Thiruvonam

Winner — 1996

RAMACHANDRAN N.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 57.4%ADMK 32.4%13 others 10.3%
Votes
72,403
57.4% share
Winning margin
31,550
25.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
71.7%
of 1,76,055

Thiruvonam is a safe seat — RAMACHANDRAN N. won by 25.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMACHANDRAN N.
DMK-led
72,40357.4%
2
THANGAMUTHU K.
40,85332.4%
3
BALAKRISHNAN DURAI
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
9,5247.5%
4
KUNJUPILLAI MUTHARAIYAR K.
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
7710.6%
5
NEDUNCHEZHIAN R.
IND
6520.5%
6
KALIAPERUMAL M.
IND
4460.3%
7
SAMIAIYA T.
IND
3800.3%
8
KALIAPERUMAL YADAVA V.
IND
2370.2%
9
BALAIYAN C.
IND
2300.2%
10
PALAIYAN N.
IND
1920.1%
11
RAJU UDAYAR V.
IND
1480.1%
12
RAGUPATHY R.M.
IND
1380.1%
13
ARUMUGAM VANDAYAR A.
IND
1010.1%
14
GUNASEELAN K.
THMM
870.1%
15
NARAYANAN R.
IND
530.0%

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 (146th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
25.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.1% · max 30.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
146th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.42
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
131st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 57.4%ADMK 32.4%MDMK 7.5%OTH 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,18,345
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,644 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 7.1%Other 4.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.2%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation28.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel42.0%
Health insurance72.9%

What's nearby?

3 locations
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