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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 234 · 1996

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Winner — 1996

KUMARADAS
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 41.2%BJP 28.3%10 others 30.5%
Votes
33,227
41.2% share
Winning margin
10,417
12.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
57.2%
of 1,40,862

A clear win with a 12.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUMARADAS
TMC(M)
DMK-led
33,22741.2%
2
C. SANTHAKUMAR
BJP
22,81028.3%
3
MANO THANGARAJ
17,84422.1%
4
A. SELVARAJ
DMK-led
6,2677.8%
5
A. CHELLAM
IND
1150.1%
6
M. SESAIYAN
IND
720.1%
7
R. THOMSON
IND
720.1%
8
S. JOHNSON
IND
650.1%
9
J. MARIAARPUTHAM
IND
510.1%
10
M. BALACHANDRAN THAMBI
IND
190.0%
11
S. PONNUSWAMY
IND
180.0%
12
R. DHARMARAJ
IND
160.0%

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 (233rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 0.7% · max 60.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
233rd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
130th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
195th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 41.2%BJP 28.3%JD 22.1%INC 7.8%OTH 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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