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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 187 · 1996

Kumbakonam

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Winner — 1996

MANI K.S.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 61.7%ADMK 30.5%21 others 7.8%
Votes
69,849
61.7% share
Winning margin
35,310
31.2% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
66.9%
of 1,69,247

Kumbakonam is a safe seat — MANI K.S. won by 31.2%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANI K.S.
DMK
DMK-led
69,84961.7%
2
ERAMANATHAM ERAMA
ADMK
34,53930.5%
3
KALIAPERUMAL V.
MDMK
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
3,2212.8%
4
NAGARAJ A.H.
BJP
BJP
1,5821.4%
5
BALASUBRAMANIAN G.
IND
1,5371.4%
6
SANTHANARAMAN
IND
1,0310.9%
7
SANKARAN T.
IND
4410.4%
8
BALAKRISHNAN N.
IND
1270.1%
9
UPPILI SRINIVASAN
IND
1120.1%
10
KRISHNA KUMAR R.
IND
930.1%
11
PERUMAL V.
IND
810.1%
12
SUBRAMANIAN A.
IND
800.1%
13
RAJANGAM K.
IND
700.1%
14
AIYAPPAN S.
IND
680.1%
15
BALANAGAMAIYYAN K.
IND
670.1%
16
SIVARAJ K.
IND
540.1%
17
SELVARAJ A.
IND
530.1%
18
RAVI KUMAR M.
IND
530.1%
19
RAVICHANDRAN K.
TLJ
500.0%
20
MUTHIAN ALIAS K.G.K. MOORTHY
IND
440.0%
21
SELVAM G.
IND
350.0%
22
HAJAMYDEEN K.
IND
200.0%
23
THIRUNAVUKKARASU R.
IND
170.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (200th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
31.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.6% · max 41.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
200th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.68
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
107th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 61.7%ADMK 30.5%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir Products🏺Gherjubs (Miniature Cucumber)
Keeladi excavation site

Keeladi excavation site

⭐Heritage SiteWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
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Q136760394

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM

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