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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 4 · 1996

Park Town

Winner — 1996

T. RAJHENDHERR
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 68.4%INC 23.2%17 others 8.4%
Votes
44,565
68.4% share
Winning margin
29,479
45.3% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
57.4%
of 1,13,516

Park Town is a safe seat — T. RAJHENDHERR won by 45.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T. RAJHENDHERR
DMK-led
44,56568.4%
2
S.V. SHANKAR
DMK-led
15,08623.2%
3
L. SUNDARAM
BJP
2,1833.4%
4
KOOTHARASAN
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
1,6202.5%
5
U. BALARAMAN
AIIC(T)
1,1051.7%
6
P.K. KRISHNADOSS
IND
990.1%
7
G.K. BABU
IND
690.1%
8
P. JAYA
IND
680.1%
9
E. MURUGAN
IND
560.1%
10
K. RADHAKRISHNAN
BMC
520.1%
11
M.R.K. SUNDARAM
IND
490.1%
12
S.N. PARAMA-NANDAM
IND
270.0%
13
G. DURAISWAMY
IND
270.0%
14
V.S. RAJENDRAN
IND
260.0%
15
R. MAHALINGAM
IND
250.0%
16
V. ASHOK
IND
250.0%
17
V. DHANDAPANI
IND
150.0%
18
S.K. JAYARAMAN
IND
140.0%
19
C. JAGAJOTHI
IND
130.0%

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.

Average turnout (57th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
45.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 2.5% · max 45.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
57th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
155th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
49th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 68.4%INC 23.2%OTH 8.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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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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