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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1996
Tiruvannamalai
Winner — 1996
PITCHANDI, K.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 66.5%INC 24.4%12 others 9.0%
Votes
83,731
66.5% share
Winning margin
52,978
42.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
66.7%
of 1,88,514
Tiruvannamalai is a safe seat — PITCHANDI, K. won by 42.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PITCHANDI, K. | DMK-led | 83,731 | 66.5% |
| 2 | ARUNACHALAM, A. | DMK-led | 30,753 | 24.4% |
| 3 | SEKAR, B. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 7,040 | 5.6% |
| 4 | ELANGO, T. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 2,231 | 1.8% |
| 5 | PANDURANGAN, R. | BJP | 671 | 0.5% |
| 6 | RANJAN, K. | IND | 420 | 0.3% |
| 7 | ANNAMUTHU, R. | IND | 362 | 0.3% |
| 8 | PANDURANGAN, M. | SLAP | 166 | 0.1% |
| 9 | PULITHEVAN, M. | IND | 127 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ISSAC NEWTON | IND | 103 | 0.1% |
| 11 | VENKATESAN, G. | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
| 12 | ANNAMALAI, G. | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 13 | JAYAKUMAR, M.G. | IND | 48 | 0.0% |
| 14 | NARAYANAN, A. | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
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 (61st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe42.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 1.6% · max 42.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
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61st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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46th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 66.5%INC 24.4%PMK 5.6%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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