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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 45 · 1996
Kalasapakkam
Winner — 1996
THIRUVENGADAM, P.S.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 59.1%INC 30.8%7 others 10.0%
Votes
72,177
59.1% share
Winning margin
34,530
28.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
72.0%
of 1,69,589
Kalasapakkam is a safe seat — THIRUVENGADAM, P.S. won by 28.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THIRUVENGADAM, P.S. | DMK-led | 72,177 | 59.1% |
| 2 | SUNDARASAMI, M. | DMK-led | 37,647 | 30.8% |
| 3 | BABU KANDER, S. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 9,901 | 8.1% |
| 4 | ARIVALAGAN, S. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 1,194 | 1.0% |
| 5 | PALANI, P. | IND | 366 | 0.3% |
| 6 | SAMUVEL DESIGAR, M.N.G. | 242 | 0.2% | |
| 7 | RANGAN, N. | IND | 214 | 0.2% |
| 8 | AYODHI, B. | SLAP | 201 | 0.2% |
| 9 | ASOKAN, A. | IND | 150 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (106th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 2.0% · max 29.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
106th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
151st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
44th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 59.1%INC 30.8%PMK 8.1%OTH 1.9%
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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