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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1996

Bhuvanagiri

Winner — 1996

A.V. ABDUL NASER
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 43.8%PMK 26.7%9 others 29.5%
Votes
49,457
43.8% share
Winning margin
19,345
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
69.3%
of 1,63,025

Bhuvanagiri is a safe seat — A.V. ABDUL NASER won by 17.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A.V. ABDUL NASER
DMK-led
49,45743.8%
2
P.D. ELANGOVAN
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
30,11226.7%
3
P.M. RASAVEL
27,90424.7%
4
D. ANBARASAN
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
4,2943.8%
5
R. RADHAKRISHNAN
IND
2090.2%
6
V.V.R. ELANCHEZHIAN
IND
1980.2%
7
T. KOLANJI
IND
1770.2%
8
H. MOHAMED ABDUL KHADAR
IND
1640.1%
9
S. CHARKARAVARTHI
IND
1480.1%
10
M. JAISANKAR
IND
1420.1%
11
V. CHELLAPERUMAL
IND
1150.1%

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 (59th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.1% · max 25.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
59th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.44
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
129th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 43.8%PMK 26.7%ADMK 24.7%OTH 4.8%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Edible Oil
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Jain Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Jain Temple

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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