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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1996

Kaveripattinam

Winner — 1996

VENKATESAN, P.V.S.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 62.5%ADMK 31.8%7 others 5.7%
Votes
72,945
62.5% share
Winning margin
35,859
30.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
67.9%
of 1,71,738

Kaveripattinam is a safe seat — VENKATESAN, P.V.S. won by 30.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VENKATESAN, P.V.S.
DMK-led
72,94562.5%
2
MUNUSAMY, K.P.
37,08631.8%
3
MEGANATHAN
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
3,0322.6%
4
GOVINDASAMY, V.C.
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
1,5821.4%
5
MURUGESAN, P.
PJP
9840.8%
6
RAVI, T.
IND
4300.4%
7
GNANASEKARAN, T.P.
IND
2740.2%
8
THOTLAN, T.
IND
1950.2%
9
RAMACHANDRAN, G.
IND
1530.1%

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 (76th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
30.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.1% · max 46.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
76th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
217th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 62.5%ADMK 31.8%OTH 5.7%

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
🏺Food products - Rice🏺Rice

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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