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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 196 · 1996

Tiruvadanai

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Winner — 1996

RAMASAMY, KR.
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 61.8%INC 15.6%9 others 22.6%
Votes
68,837
61.8% share
Winning margin
51,400
46.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
58.8%
of 1,89,680

Tiruvadanai is a safe seat — RAMASAMY, KR. won by 46.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMASAMY, KR.
TMC(M)
DMK-led
68,83761.8%
2
SAKTHIVEL, D.
INC
DMK-led
17,43715.7%
3
KARUNANITHI, V.
IND
13,76712.3%
4
MANGALESWARAN, M.
MDMK
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
6,9266.2%
5
RAMADOSS, C.
PMK
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
2,6972.4%
6
SIMSON, A.
IND
6840.6%
7
XAVIER, M.
JP
3830.3%
8
ALAGU, KR.
IND
2600.2%
9
RAMACHANDRAN, M.
IND
2190.2%
10
ALAGARSAMY, P.
IND
1530.1%
11
CHELLADURAI, KR.S.
IND
730.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (101st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
46.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.7% · max 46.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
101st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
110th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 61.8%INC 15.7%IND 12.3%MDMK 6.2%OTH 4.0%

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?

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