Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1996

Nellikuppam

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Winner — 1996

MANI, A.

DMK· DMK-led

DMK 53.8%ADMK 30.3%16 others 15.9%

Votes

57,977

53.8% share

Winning margin

25,383

23.6% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

69.1%

of 1,55,744

Nellikuppam is a safe seat — MANI, A. won by 23.6%.

Seat history

⚖ Compare 1991 vs 1996

All Candidates

18 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	MANI, A.	DMK DMK-led	57,977	53.8%
2	DHAMODARAN, M.C.	ADMK	32,594	30.3%
3	DEVANATHAN, A.	PMK PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996	7,180	6.7%	DL
4	KRISHNAMOORTHI, V.	MDMK People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996	5,827	5.4%	DL
5	BALASUBRAMANIAN, J.	IND	2,133	2.0%	DL
6	SELVAKUMAR, M.	BJP BJP	589	0.6%	DL
7	SHANMUGAM, K.	IND	233	0.2%	DL
8	KRISHNAMOORTHY, S.	IND	223	0.2%	DL
9	RAMALINGAM, S.N.	IND	134	0.1%	DL
10	AYYAPPAN, L.	IND	127	0.1%	DL
11	VEERAPPAN, K.	IND	120	0.1%	DL
12	BHUVANESWARI ANBALAGAN	IND	106	0.1%	DL
13	KUMARKRISHNAN, M.	IND	99	0.1%	DL
14	SELVI, K.	IND	92	0.1%	DL
15	BAKTHAVACHALAM, N.	IND	81	0.1%	DL
16	BALU, R.	IND	70	0.1%	DL
17	MOHAMED YUNUS, U.	IND	55	0.1%	DL
18	MOHAN, J.	IND	49	0.1%	DL

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.

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (54th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

23.6%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 12.6% · min 2.4% · max 36.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

90%

lowerhigher

54th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

3.23

fewer partiesmore parties

117th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.5%

lowerhigher

75th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES

DMK 53.8%ADMK 30.3%PMK 6.7%MDMK 5.4%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

24,64,875

Density

398 / km²

Sex ratio

994 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

6,188 km²

SC population22.9%

ST population3.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

93%HINDU

Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water83.7%

Electricity92.6%

Sanitation22.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births99.1%

Children fully vaccinated97.1%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%

Children underweight (under 5)25.0%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%

Women literate79.8%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%

Clean cooking fuel70.7%

Health insurance69.6%

What's nearby?

2 locations

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

Known forDISTRICT

🏺Edible Oil

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Site containing megalithic burials including themonolithic anthromorphic figure erected at the site.

⭐Heritage SiteWikidata

📍Google Maps OSM

🏛️

Prehistoric site, Mottur

🏛️MonumentASI

Prehistoric site

📍Google Maps OSM

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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