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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1996

Katpadi

Winner — 1996

DURAIMURUGAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 61.2%ADMK 27.9%11 others 10.9%
Votes
75,439
61.2% share
Winning margin
41,007
33.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
68.0%
of 1,81,380

Katpadi is a safe seat — DURAIMURUGAN won by 33.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DURAIMURUGAN
DMK-led
75,43961.2%
2
PANDURANGAN, K.
34,43227.9%
3
MURUGESAN, B.
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
5,0424.1%
4
PURUSHOTHAMAN, T.R.
DMK-led
4,8193.9%
5
SELLAPANDIAN, S.
IND
2,0371.6%
6
ANANDAN, K.
IND
4020.3%
7
SELVAMANI, G.
IND
4010.3%
8
JEEVA, P.
IND
1810.1%
9
GOPI, G.
IND
1380.1%
10
BALAKRISHNAN, G.
IND
1270.1%
11
AMBUJAM
IND
1000.1%
12
THIRUMAVALAVAN, S.
IND
770.1%
13
DAKSHINAMURTHY, S.
IND
710.1%

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.

High turnout (16th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
33.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.8% · max 33.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
16th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
59th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 61.2%ADMK 27.9%OTH 10.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

10 locations
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Megalithic cists and cairns, Perunagar

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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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