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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 74 · 1996

Hosur

Winner — 1996

VENKATASAMY, B.
JD 34.9%TMC(M) 33.4%10 others 31.7%
Votes
41,456
34.9% share
Winning margin
1,737
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
56.0%
of 2,12,268

Hosur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,737 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VENKATASAMY, B.
41,45634.9%
2
VENKATAREDDY, T.
TMC(M)
DMK-led
39,71933.4%
3
SAMPANGIRAMIAH, V.
IND
20,35517.1%
4
GOPINATH, K.
DMK-led
11,1909.4%
5
GOVINDHAREDDY, M.
BJP
3,3992.9%
6
GUMMAREDDY, G.
JP
8510.7%
7
GOPALAKRISHNAN, M.
IND
4610.4%
8
KULLAPPA, C.
IND
4480.4%
9
GOWRAN, K.
IND
3640.3%
10
NARAYANASAMY, P.
IND
3050.3%
11
MALLIKA ARJUNAREDDY, M.
IND
1490.1%
12
KAKKIAPPA, B.
IND
1330.1%

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 (104th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.5% · max 32.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
104th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
202nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 34.9%TMC(M) 33.4%IND 17.1%INC 9.4%OTH 5.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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