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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 214 · 1996Reserved (SC)

Vasudevanallur

Winner — 1996

ESWARAN, R.
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 32.5%INC 31.9%14 others 35.6%
Votes
32,693
32.5% share
Winning margin
616
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
65.6%
of 1,53,308

Vasudevanallur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 616 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ESWARAN, R.
TMC(M)
DMK-led
32,69332.5%
2
SURESH BABU, P.
DMK-led
32,07731.9%
3
KRISHNAN, R.
DMK-led
20,30220.2%
4
GOPALAKRISHNAN, V.
IND
8,9508.9%
5
SINGARAYAN, A.
BJP
2,8432.8%
6
MURUGAN, S.
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
1,7051.7%
7
MUNIASAMY, A.
IND
5020.5%
8
KARUPPASAMY, R.
IND
3410.3%
9
KARUPPASAMY, M.
IND
3080.3%
10
KARADI RADASAMY, V.
IND
2490.3%
11
CHANDRASEKARAN, A.
IND
2050.2%
12
MUTHUPANDIAN, S.
IND
1120.1%
13
SOUNDARAPANDIAN, K.
IND
1020.1%
14
MANIKKAM, A.
IND
940.1%
15
MANIPANDIAN, M.
IND
610.1%
16
VELLAI PANDI, R.
IND
530.1%

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 (189th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.4% · max 27.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
189th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
215th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
100th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 32.5%INC 31.9%CPM 20.2%IND 8.9%OTH 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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