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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1996
Chinnasalem
Winner — 1996
R. MOOKKAPPAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 59.8%ADMK 31.6%7 others 8.6%
Votes
66,981
59.8% share
Winning margin
31,645
28.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
66.4%
of 1,68,685
Chinnasalem is a safe seat — R. MOOKKAPPAN won by 28.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. MOOKKAPPAN | DMK-led | 66,981 | 59.8% |
| 2 | P. MOHAN | 35,336 | 31.6% | |
| 3 | K. NARKUNAM | AIIC(T) | 6,604 | 5.9% |
| 4 | K. VENKATAPATHY | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 1,684 | 1.5% |
| 5 | C. PACHAYAPILLAI | IND | 373 | 0.3% |
| 6 | BALA. GOVINDARAJAN | BJP | 363 | 0.3% |
| 7 | K. LAKSHMI | IND | 268 | 0.2% |
| 8 | T. SELVARAJ | IND | 206 | 0.2% |
| 9 | A. SUYARAJ | IND | 141 | 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.
Average turnout (74th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.1% · max 37.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
74th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
137th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 59.8%ADMK 31.6%AIIC(T) 5.9%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.