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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 67 · 1996Reserved (SC)

Kattumannarkoil

Winner — 1996

RAMALINGAM, E.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 45.8%HRPI 36.3%4 others 17.9%
Votes
46,978
45.8% share
Winning margin
9,819
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.1%
of 1,48,333

A clear win with a 9.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMALINGAM, E.
DMK-led
46,97845.8%
2
ELAYAPERUMAL, L.
HRPI
37,15936.3%
3
KOUSALYA, R.
15,32014.9%
4
KANAGASABAI MUTHU
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
2,4812.4%
5
RAVI, K.
BJP
4290.4%
6
VETRIVEERAN, G.
IND
1310.1%

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 (64th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 1.3% · max 29.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
64th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.31
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
177th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 45.8%HRPI 36.3%ADMK 14.9%OTH 3.0%

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

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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