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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 186 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Valangiman
Winner — 1996
GOMATHI SRINIVASAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 50.8%ADMK 29.1%8 others 20.1%
Votes
48,019
50.8% share
Winning margin
20,511
21.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
69.0%
of 1,37,058
Valangiman is a safe seat — GOMATHI SRINIVASAN won by 21.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOMATHI SRINIVASAN | DMK-led | 48,019 | 50.8% |
| 2 | VIVEKANANDAN V. | 27,508 | 29.1% | |
| 3 | JOHN PANDIYAN S. | IND | 11,984 | 12.7% |
| 4 | MALATHI M. | DMK-led | 4,567 | 4.8% |
| 5 | VASU M. | IND | 950 | 1.0% |
| 6 | PANDIYAN R. | IND | 473 | 0.5% |
| 7 | BOOBALASUBRAMANIAN P. | JP | 433 | 0.5% |
| 8 | KALIYAMURTHY P. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 337 | 0.4% |
| 9 | GOWTHAMAN M. | IND | 195 | 0.2% |
| 10 | MAHALINGAM O. | IND | 89 | 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 (221st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.5% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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221st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
57th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 50.8%ADMK 29.1%IND 12.7%OTH 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,39,101
Density
316 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,233 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.6%Christian 5.6%Muslim 5.5%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.9%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation40.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.5%
Women literate85.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.2%
Health insurance67.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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