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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1996
Villupuram
Winner — 1996
DEIVASIGAMANI @ PONMUDY
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 58.2%ADMK 25.9%12 others 15.9%
Votes
74,891
58.2% share
Winning margin
41,586
32.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
67.5%
of 1,90,500
Villupuram is a safe seat — DEIVASIGAMANI @ PONMUDY won by 32.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEIVASIGAMANI @ PONMUDY | DMK-led | 74,891 | 58.2% |
| 2 | PANNEERSELVAM, S.S. | 33,305 | 25.9% | |
| 3 | PANNEERSELVAM, M. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 9,727 | 7.6% |
| 4 | JANAGIRAMAN, G. | AIIC(T) | 8,331 | 6.5% |
| 5 | MANI, K. | BJP | 848 | 0.7% |
| 6 | VAIKUNTHAN, V. | IND | 316 | 0.3% |
| 7 | ANAVARATHAN, A. | IND | 245 | 0.2% |
| 8 | ELANGOVAN, A. | IND | 201 | 0.2% |
| 9 | RAMACHANDRAN, R. | IND | 165 | 0.1% |
| 10 | MOHAMED ALI JINNA, M. | IND | 155 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MANAVALAN, R. | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
| 12 | KRISHNAMURTHY, S. | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
| 13 | ANNADURAI, M. | IND | 103 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SADAGOPAN, K. | IND | 64 | 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.
High turnout (23rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean32.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 1.4% · max 32.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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23rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
181st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 58.2%ADMK 25.9%MDMK 7.6%AIIC(T) 6.5%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,843
Density
335 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,497 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population4.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.4%Other 3.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water55.7%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation19.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.5%
Health insurance75.5%
What's nearby?
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