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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1996

Thandarambattu

Winner — 1996

MANIVARMA, K.
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 63.0%ADMK 28.4%8 others 8.6%
Votes
72,636
63.0% share
Winning margin
39,814
34.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
68.9%
of 1,67,532

Thandarambattu is a safe seat — MANIVARMA, K. won by 34.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANIVARMA, K.
TMC(M)
DMK-led
72,63663.0%
2
KUPPUSAMY, A.P.
32,82228.4%
3
JHAYABAL, V.
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
5,0514.4%
4
MASILAMANI, A.
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
3,0132.6%
5
MURUGESAN, A.
IND
1,2661.1%
6
GOVINDARAJ, C.
2590.2%
7
RAJAVEL, P.
SLAP
1070.1%
8
SADAYAN, A.
IND
1020.1%
9
ELUMALAI, P.K.
IND
780.1%
10
SANNIYASI, C.
IND
420.0%

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 (91st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
34.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 3.6% · max 34.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
91st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
115th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 63.0%ADMK 28.4%OTH 8.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Leather Products
Fort, Vellore

Fort, Vellore

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort

Jalakanteswara Temple

Jalakanteswara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Jalakanteswara Temple

🏛️

Old mosque in the fort, Vellore

🏛️MonumentASI

Old mosque in the fort

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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