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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1996
Sholinghur
Winner — 1996
MUNIRATHINAM, A.M.
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 54.3%PMK 26.1%7 others 19.5%
Votes
65,361
54.3% share
Winning margin
33,930
28.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.4%
of 1,68,374
Sholinghur is a safe seat — MUNIRATHINAM, A.M. won by 28.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUNIRATHINAM, A.M. | TMC(M) DMK-led | 65,361 | 54.3% |
| 2 | SHANMUGHAM, S. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 31,431 | 26.1% |
| 3 | JAYABABU, R. | DMK-led | 20,849 | 17.3% |
| 4 | SHANMUGHAM, R. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 1,557 | 1.3% |
| 5 | JAYAKUMAR, M.G. | IND | 337 | 0.3% |
| 6 | MALINI, S.P. | IND | 281 | 0.2% |
| 7 | KUMARAN @ PARTHEEBAN, R. | IND | 236 | 0.2% |
| 8 | GOVINDAN, K. | IND | 122 | 0.1% |
| 9 | BASKARAN, R. | IND | 119 | 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 (80th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.2% · max 31.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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80th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
65th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 54.3%PMK 26.1%INC 17.3%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,98,252
Density
892 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,483 km²
SC population23.7%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Christian 6.4%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water73.7%
Electricity96.7%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated69.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate82.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel88.1%
Health insurance59.7%
What's nearby?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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