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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PITCHANDI, K.
DMK-led
83,73166.5%
2
ARUNACHALAM, A.
DMK-led
30,75324.4%
3
SEKAR, B.
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
7,0405.6%
4
ELANGO, T.
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
2,2311.8%
5
PANDURANGAN, R.
BJP
6710.5%
6
RANJAN, K.
IND
4200.3%
7
ANNAMUTHU, R.
IND
3620.3%
8
PANDURANGAN, M.
SLAP
1660.1%
9
PULITHEVAN, M.
IND
1270.1%
10
ISSAC NEWTON
IND
1030.1%
11
VENKATESAN, G.
IND
710.1%
12
ANNAMALAI, G.
IND
620.1%
13
JAYAKUMAR, M.G.
IND
480.0%
14
NARAYANAN, A.
IND
370.0%

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
safe
42.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 1.6% · max 42.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
61st of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
46th of 234

Where 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 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?

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