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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1996
Maduranthakam
Winner — 1996
VENKATESAN, S.K.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 49.8%ADMK 39.9%18 others 10.3%
Votes
53,563
49.8% share
Winning margin
10,593
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
67.5%
of 1,59,346
A clear win with a 9.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VENKATESAN, S.K. | DMK-led | 53,563 | 49.8% |
| 2 | U. KAMCHAND, S.D. | 42,970 | 39.9% | |
| 3 | GUNASEKARAN, G. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 4,837 | 4.5% |
| 4 | VEERARAGHAVAN, K.R. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 4,663 | 4.3% |
| 5 | AUDHIKESAVALU, K.S. | BJP | 437 | 0.4% |
| 6 | UMAPATHY, A. | IND | 202 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SUNDARESAN, M. | IND | 121 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SAVITHIRI RANGAN, R. | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 9 | HUSSAN, R. | IND | 94 | 0.1% |
| 10 | CHITHARANJAN DOSS AGARAM | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 11 | RANGANATHAN, R. | IND | 90 | 0.1% |
| 12 | VENKATESAN, D. | IND | 87 | 0.1% |
| 13 | PALANI, B. | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
| 14 | NARAYANAN, A. | IND | 48 | 0.0% |
| 15 | VENKATESAN, M.R. | IND | 45 | 0.0% |
| 16 | ANANTHARAMAN, K. | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
| 17 | DEVANATHAN, N.R. | IND | 36 | 0.0% |
| 18 | JANARTHANAM, N.R. | IND | 24 | 0.0% |
| 19 | VENKATESAN, N.G. | IND | 23 | 0.0% |
| 20 | JANAKIRAMAN, N. | IND | 20 | 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 (216th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 2.7% · max 31.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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216th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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24th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.8%ADMK 39.9%OTH 10.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
What's nearby?
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