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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 230 · 1996
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Winner — 1996
BERNARD, ERA
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 42.9%BJP 35.1%15 others 22.0%
Votes
41,217
42.9% share
Winning margin
7,426
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
58.0%
of 1,65,972
A clear win with a 7.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BERNARD, ERA | DMK-led | 41,217 | 42.9% |
| 2 | S.P. KUTTY | BJP | 33,791 | 35.1% |
| 3 | SAMBATH CHANDRA, R. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 11,528 | 12.0% |
| 4 | PAULIAH, A. | DMK-led | 8,401 | 8.7% |
| 5 | CHANDRA SEKHAR | IND | 186 | 0.2% |
| 6 | JAIPAL, J.T. | AIIC(T) | 168 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SREEKUMARAN THAMPY, A. | IND | 137 | 0.1% |
| 8 | CHANDRASEKARAN, N. | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 9 | THARCHIS XAVIER, S. | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 10 | PONNUSWAMY, E. | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MURUGAN, R. | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
| 12 | THOMAS, S. | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 13 | POULIN, P. | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 14 | PERIYA NADAR, S. | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
| 15 | KRISHNARAJ, M. | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 16 | RAJASINGH, C. | IND | 50 | 0.1% |
| 17 | MONIKANDAN, K. | IND | 43 | 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 (227th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.7% · max 37.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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227th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.33
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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219th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 42.9%BJP 35.1%MDMK 12.0%INC 8.7%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,70,374
Density
1111 / km²
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,684 km²
SC population4.0%
ST population0.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
49%HINDU
Hindu 48.6%Christian 46.9%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.1%
Electricity95.2%
Sanitation87.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.3%
Children underweight (under 5)14.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Women literate97.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.3%
Clean cooking fuel74.4%
Health insurance64.1%
What's nearby?
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