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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 192 · 1996
Alangudi
Winner — 1996
VENKATACHALAM A.
IND
IND 25.6%CPI 25.1%13 others 49.3%
Votes
35,345
25.6% share
Winning margin
652
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
71.0%
of 1,94,721
Alangudi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 652 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VENKATACHALAM A. | IND | 35,345 | 25.6% |
| 2 | ERASASEKARAN S. | DMK-led | 34,693 | 25.1% |
| 3 | RAMAN V.P. | 26,623 | 19.3% | |
| 4 | CHANDRASEKARAN K. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 15,904 | 11.5% |
| 5 | GANESAN V.C. | AIIC(T) | 15,625 | 11.3% |
| 6 | GURUMOORTHI N. | IND | 5,712 | 4.1% |
| 7 | VETRISELVAN S. | IND | 999 | 0.7% |
| 8 | RAJAPPU TRIRUMATRI K. | BJP | 865 | 0.6% |
| 9 | KARUKARAN V. | IND | 554 | 0.4% |
| 10 | MUTHUVEL S.R. | IND | 509 | 0.4% |
| 11 | RAMANATHAN S. | IND | 339 | 0.3% |
| 12 | NAGUR MOHIDEEN M. | IND | 324 | 0.2% |
| 13 | CHIDHAMBHARA BHARATHI A.P. | IND | 238 | 0.2% |
| 14 | VETHANAYAGAM UDAYAR M. | IND | 238 | 0.2% |
| 15 | ARUMUGAM B. | IND | 208 | 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 (214th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 0.5% · max 40.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
214th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
185th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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90th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 25.6%CPI 25.1%ADMK 19.3%MDMK 11.5%AIIC(T) 11.3%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%
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