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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 46 · 1996

Polur

Winner — 1996

A. RAJENDRAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 55.5%ADMK 32.8%6 others 11.8%
Votes
59,070
55.5% share
Winning margin
24,153
22.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
66.7%
of 1,59,775

Polur is a safe seat — A. RAJENDRAN won by 22.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. RAJENDRAN
DMK-led
59,07055.5%
2
AGRI. S. KRISHNAMOORTHY
34,91732.8%
3
K.N. MURALIDHARAN
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
10,4739.8%
4
A. KARTHIKEYAN
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
1,3361.3%
5
P.K. GANGADHARAN
IND
3870.4%
6
T.C. MANILINGAM
SLAP
1500.1%
7
M. JAYABALAN
IND
1110.1%
8
R. ARUMUGAM
IND
810.1%

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.

High turnout (46th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 3.0% · max 39.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
46th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.22
fewer partiesmore parties
127th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
151st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 55.5%ADMK 32.8%PMK 9.8%OTH 1.9%

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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