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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 212 · 1996
Koilpatti
Winner — 1996
AYYALUSAMY, L.
CPI· DMK-led
CPI 35.2%MDMK 28.5%32 others 36.3%
Votes
39,315
35.2% share
Winning margin
7,487
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
34
Turnout
63.8%
of 1,75,222
A clear win with a 6.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
34 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AYYALUSAMY, L. | DMK-led | 39,315 | 35.2% |
| 2 | RADHAKRISHNAN, K.S. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 31,828 | 28.5% |
| 3 | RADHAKRISHNAN, L. | 31,168 | 27.9% | |
| 4 | VEERARAGAVAN, V.R. | JP | 5,321 | 4.8% |
| 5 | AYYASAMY, S. | IND | 866 | 0.8% |
| 6 | RENGARAJA, V. | BJP | 806 | 0.7% |
| 7 | RAJ, T.N.P. | IND | 198 | 0.2% |
| 8 | VISWANATHAN, P.V. | IND | 187 | 0.2% |
| 9 | ANTONYSAMY, S. | IND | 182 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SESUNAICKER, V.K. | IND | 180 | 0.2% |
| 11 | KALVIRAJ, P. | IND | 154 | 0.1% |
| 12 | DHARMARAJ, V. | IND | 141 | 0.1% |
| 13 | BALAKRISHNAN, R. | IND | 109 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SELVARAJNADAR, K. | IND | 105 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SOLAISAMY, K. | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 16 | KARANAN, V. | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 17 | BALAJI, K. | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
| 18 | ALANKARAM, S. | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
| 19 | KRISHNAN, M.S. | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 20 | VISWANATHANRAMAMOORTHY, P.V. | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| 21 | SAKTHIVEL, K. | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 22 | KUMARAN, S. | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 23 | PERUMAL, A.V. | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 24 | AMULRAJ, K. | IND | 61 | 0.1% |
| 25 | GOVINDAN, N. | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 26 | MANIPANDIAN, V. | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 27 | MARIAMMAL, P. | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
| 28 | PAULSAMY, C. | IND | 51 | 0.1% |
| 29 | PANDIAN, K. | IND | 49 | 0.0% |
| 30 | CHELLIAH, A. | IND | 45 | 0.0% |
| 31 | MARIAPPAN, K. | IND | 35 | 0.0% |
| 32 | MADASAMY, V. | IND | 35 | 0.0% |
| 33 | APPASAMY, N. | IND | 27 | 0.0% |
| 34 | THANGAMARIAPPAN, K. | IND | 26 | 0.0% |
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 (220th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.6% · max 29.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
220th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.70
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
229th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 35.2%MDMK 28.5%ADMK 27.9%OTH 8.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,53,445
Density
330 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,104 km²
SC population18.4%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 15.4%Christian 6.7%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water58.1%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation36.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.7%
Health insurance69.7%
What's nearby?
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