Papanasam
Winner — 1996
Papanasam is a safe seat — N. KARUPPANNA ODAYAR won by 36.9%.
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. KARUPPANNA ODAYAR | TMC(M) DMK-led | 58,757 | 56.6% |
| 2 | R. THIRUNAVUKKARASU | IND | 20,415 | 19.7% |
| 3 | A.M. MOHAN | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 8,326 | 8.0% |
| 4 | K. ARUMUGHAM | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 5,367 | 5.2% |
| 5 | R. VARATHARAJAN | IND | 4,595 | 4.4% |
| 6 | T.M. MANI | IND | 4,150 | 4.0% |
| 7 | N. PALANICHAMY | IND | 806 | 0.8% |
| 8 | J. NAINA MOHAMED | IND | 239 | 0.2% |
| 9 | K.A. UMAR HATHAB | IND | 213 | 0.2% |
| 10 | A. RAGAVAN | IND | 186 | 0.2% |
| 11 | D. SAMPATH KUMAR | IND | 172 | 0.2% |
| 12 | K. MOOVEANTHAN | IND | 159 | 0.1% |
| 13 | R. NAVAMURTHY | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
| 14 | T. ABDUL RAHMAN | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 15 | N. KANKASABAI | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SOWRIRAJAN B. KUDANTHAI | IND | 50 | 0.1% |
| 17 | N. KUMARAVELU | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
| 18 | R. ALAHAR | IND | 30 | 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 (217th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
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3 locations
Boulder stone bed and Brahmi inscriptions on the hill and rock cut temples with inscriptions at the…
Boulder stone bed and Brahmi inscriptions on the hill and rock cut temples with inscriptions at the foot of the hill
Boulder stone bed and Brahmi inscriptions on the hill and rock cut temples with inscriptions at the…
Boulder stone bed and Brahmi inscriptions on the hill and rock cut temples with inscriptions at the foot of the hill
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