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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1996
Tindivanam
Winner — 1996
SEDUNATHAN, R.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 45.4%PMK 20.0%15 others 34.6%
Votes
45,448
45.4% share
Winning margin
25,380
25.4% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
65.2%
of 1,53,450
Tindivanam is a safe seat — SEDUNATHAN, R. won by 25.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEDUNATHAN, R. | DMK-led | 45,448 | 45.4% |
| 2 | KARUNANITHI, M. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 20,068 | 20.1% |
| 3 | MASILAMANI, R. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 16,449 | 16.4% |
| 4 | RAJARAM, D. | DMK-led | 16,018 | 16.0% |
| 5 | MOORTHY, S. | BJP | 523 | 0.5% |
| 6 | KALAIYOGANANTHAN, M.G. | IND | 266 | 0.3% |
| 7 | ISMAIL, N.M. | IND | 229 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SADAYAN, K. | IND | 169 | 0.2% |
| 9 | KRISHNAMOORTHY, C.V. | IND | 160 | 0.2% |
| 10 | PARASURAMAN, M. | IND | 156 | 0.2% |
| 11 | ANANDAKUMAR, S. | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SHANMUGAM, K.K. | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 13 | NATARAJAN, V. | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
| 14 | MUNUSAMY, P. | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 15 | KRISHNAN, P. | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 16 | JAYARAMAN, N. | IND | 49 | 0.1% |
| 17 | AKBAR ALI KHAN, A. | IND | 49 | 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.
Low turnout (194th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.9% · max 25.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
194th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
152nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
20th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 45.4%PMK 20.1%MDMK 16.4%INC 16.0%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,79,809
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,129 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 6.1%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.6%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation33.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated87.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Women literate78.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.0%
Health insurance73.6%
What's nearby?
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