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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1996

Chidambaram

Winner — 1996

S. AZHAGIRI
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 50.5%INC 22.4%19 others 27.1%
Votes
52,066
50.5% share
Winning margin
29,016
28.2% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
67.8%
of 1,51,992

Chidambaram is a safe seat — S. AZHAGIRI won by 28.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. AZHAGIRI
TMC(M)
DMK-led
52,06650.5%
2
A. RADHAKRISHNAN
DMK-led
23,05022.4%
3
K. DEVADOSS
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
19,73719.1%
4
DURAI KRISHNAMOORTHY
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
6,1215.9%
5
N. MANICKAM
IND
2410.2%
6
R. PALANIVEL
IND
2380.2%
7
K. SARAVANAN
IND
2060.2%
8
M. AZHAPPAN
IND
1570.1%
9
K. PANNEERSELVAM
IND
1530.1%
10
B. SEKAR
IND
1490.1%
11
A. SANTHANAM
IND
1390.1%
12
S. SUBRAMANIAN
IND
1280.1%
13
K. DHARMAN
IND
1070.1%
14
R. MANIVEL
IND
980.1%
15
R. ALAGIRISWAMY
IND
800.1%
16
T. ARULMOZHI
IND
780.1%
17
M. JAI SANKAR
IND
750.1%
18
A. PERUMAL
IND
680.1%
19
S.N. NATESAN
SLAP
590.1%
20
T. RAMALINGAM
IND
500.1%
21
T. VENKATESWARAN
IND
500.1%

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 (14th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
28.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 3.7% · max 28.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
14th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
95th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 50.5%INC 22.4%PMK 19.1%MDMK 5.9%OTH 2.0%

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?

8 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Edible Oil
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Megalithic cists and cairns, Nedungal

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Nedungal

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists and cairns, Nedungal

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic cists and cairns

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Megalithic cists, Tetturai

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic cists

Rock cut caves, Narasamangalam

Rock cut caves, Narasamangalam

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock cut caves

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Rock cut caves, sculptures and inscriptions

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock cut caves, sculptures and inscriptions

Rock cut shrine, Kuranganil muttam

Rock cut shrine, Kuranganil muttam

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock cut shrine

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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