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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1996

Arni

Winner — 1996

R. SIVANANDAM
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 51.3%ADMK 36.5%9 others 12.2%
Votes
63,014
51.3% share
Winning margin
18,179
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
71.9%
of 1,70,847

A clear win with a 14.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. SIVANANDAM
DMK-led
63,01451.3%
2
CHINNAKULAMDAI, M.
44,83536.5%
3
V. SUBBIRAMANI
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
8,4776.9%
4
D. DHAKSHINAMOORTHY
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
4,3443.5%
5
N. JAYARAMAN
IND
6990.6%
6
N. DAMODARAN
IND
4850.4%
7
S. SIVAKAMY
IND
2810.2%
8
V. MANOGARAN
IND
2690.2%
9
T. KASILINGAM
IND
2070.2%
10
ARNI ARUMUGAM
IND
1480.1%
11
E. BALARAMAN
IND
1080.1%

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 (67th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.6% · max 30.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
67th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
102nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
168th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 51.3%ADMK 36.5%PMK 6.9%OTH 5.3%

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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