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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1996

Alandur

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Winner — 1996

SHANMUGAM, C.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 66.2%ADMK 23.4%25 others 10.4%
Votes
1,17,545
66.2% share
Winning margin
75,994
42.8% of votes
Total candidates
27
Turnout
56.0%
of 3,16,856

Alandur is a safe seat — SHANMUGAM, C. won by 42.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

27 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHANMUGAM, C.
DMK
DMK-led
1,17,54566.2%
2
PURUSHOTHAMAN, K.
ADMK
41,55123.4%
3
VIJAYA THAYANBAN
MDMK
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
6,8163.8%
4
TAMILVINAYAGAM
BJP
BJP
6,2583.5%
5
ANTONY RAJ, P.
JP
2,0081.1%
6
ELANGOVAN
KMK
1,6730.9%
7
LOGANATHAN
IND
1470.1%
8
SRIDHARAN
IND
1360.1%
9
SELVARAJ, D.
IND
1310.1%
10
RAJAPPA
IND
1020.1%
11
SUNDARAM, V.
IND
890.1%
12
BALAKRISHNAN, K.
IND
800.1%
13
PARTHASARATHY, K.
IND
800.1%
14
SIGAMANI, J.
IND
760.0%
15
NEDUNCHEZHIAN
IND
740.0%
16
SRINIVASAN, R.
IND
730.0%
17
JAYAPANDIAN, A.
IND
710.0%
18
MUTHUPANDIAN, D.
IND
700.0%
19
GOPI, K.
IND
680.0%
20
AHAMEDKHAN
IND
650.0%
21
GANESHKUMAR
IND
650.0%
22
AMSAVENI, M.
IND
620.0%
23
GOVINDAN GURUSAMY, M.V.
IND
610.0%
24
JAYA
IND
530.0%
25
RAMANUJAM, V.
IND
500.0%
26
KUMAR
IND
490.0%
27
ANANDAN, M.
IND
250.0%

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

Average turnout (147th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
42.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.7% · max 50.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
147th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.69
fewer partiesmore parties
223rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
77th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 66.2%ADMK 23.4%OTH 10.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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