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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Acharapakkam
Winner — 1996
MATHIVANAN, S.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 56.1%ADMK 30.0%13 others 13.8%
Votes
54,558
56.1% share
Winning margin
25,371
26.1% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
66.0%
of 1,47,264
Acharapakkam is a safe seat — MATHIVANAN, S. won by 26.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MATHIVANAN, S. | DMK-led | 54,558 | 56.1% |
| 2 | BHUVARAGHAMOORTHY, A. | 29,187 | 30.0% | |
| 3 | ADHIKESAVAN, E. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 8,098 | 8.3% |
| 4 | NAGARAJAN, A.V. | 2,676 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | KADIRVELU, M. | IND | 656 | 0.7% |
| 6 | VARATHARAJAN, P.K. | BJP | 350 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SELLADURAI, P.G. | IND | 305 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MARI @ MARINATH, K. | IND | 259 | 0.3% |
| 9 | KANNAN, M. | IND | 239 | 0.3% |
| 10 | KUMAR, V. | IND | 238 | 0.2% |
| 11 | ARUMUGAM, ER. | IND | 185 | 0.2% |
| 12 | RAJI, A. | APMK | 137 | 0.1% |
| 13 | DORAIKANNU, A. | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 14 | NARAYANAN, M. | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
| 15 | VINAYAGAM, S. | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (152nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.1% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
152nd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
11th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 56.1%ADMK 30.0%PMK 8.3%OTH 5.5%
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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