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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1996Reserved (SC)

Vanur

Winner — 1996

MARIMUTHU, A.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 50.2%ADMK 29.8%11 others 19.9%
Votes
58,966
50.2% share
Winning margin
23,942
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
63.0%
of 1,86,365

Vanur is a safe seat — MARIMUTHU, A. won by 20.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MARIMUTHU, A.
DMK-led
58,96650.2%
2
ERASENDIRAN, S.P.
35,02429.8%
3
ERAMAJAYAM, M.N.
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
17,85515.2%
4
MANJINI, K.
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
2,9002.5%
5
VIJAYAN, K.
7460.6%
6
ELATCHUMAN, S.P.
IND
5310.5%
7
ERAMALINGAM, R.
IND
2620.2%
8
BANGARUSAMY, P.
IND
2450.2%
9
ELUMALAI, R.
IND
2270.2%
10
VENUGOPAL, M.
IND
2250.2%
11
MUNUSAMY, M.
IND
1780.1%
12
JAYARAMAN, C.M.
IND
1280.1%
13
APPADURAI, S.
IND
990.1%

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 (127th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 2.5% · max 34.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
127th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
163rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
3rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 50.2%ADMK 29.8%PMK 15.2%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
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