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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 199 · 1996Reserved (SC)

Manamadurai

Winner — 1996

THANGAMANI, K.
CPI· DMK-led
CPI 49.8%ADMK 32.0%5 others 18.2%
Votes
49,639
49.8% share
Winning margin
17,770
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
60.4%
of 1,64,936

Manamadurai is a safe seat — THANGAMANI, K. won by 17.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THANGAMANI, K.
DMK-led
49,63949.8%
2
GUNASEKARAN, M.
31,86932.0%
3
BALASUBRAMANIAN, K.
DMK-led
12,34912.4%
4
MANIMUTHU, K.S.M.
AIIC(T)
4,4074.4%
5
PITCHAI, M.
BJP
8840.9%
6
VELU, V.
IND
2480.3%
7
CHANDRAN, C.
IND
2330.2%

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 (207th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 2.1% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
207th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
125th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
6th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 49.8%ADMK 32.0%CPM 12.4%OTH 5.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,45,899
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
991 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,868 km²
SC population20.7%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.2%Other 7.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.9%
Electricity91.6%
Sanitation39.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Women literate85.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.0%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance67.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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