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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 194 · 1996

Tiruppattur

Winner — 1996

R. SIVARAMAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 56.8%ADMK 38.2%10 others 5.1%
Votes
58,925
56.8% share
Winning margin
19,277
18.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
64.0%
of 1,62,346

Tiruppattur is a safe seat — R. SIVARAMAN won by 18.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. SIVARAMAN
DMK-led
58,92556.8%
2
S. KANNAPPAN
39,64838.2%
3
S. SEVANTHIAPPAN
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
4,4884.3%
4
T.K. KARUTHAPANDIAN
IND
1290.1%
5
G. ELANGOVAN
1190.1%
6
S. KANNAN
IND
1110.1%
7
P. SEVUGAPERUMAL
IND
1020.1%
8
C. SIVASUBRAMANIAN
IND
880.1%
9
P. GUNASEKARAN
IND
720.1%
10
U. ALAGUDOSS
IND
550.1%
11
A. MANI
IND
460.0%
12
S.P. CHANDRAN
IND
360.0%

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 (215th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.4% · max 32.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
215th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
183rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
103rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 56.8%ADMK 38.2%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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