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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Harur
Winner — 1996
VEDAMMAL
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 55.6%INC 26.9%5 others 17.5%
Votes
70,561
55.6% share
Winning margin
36,403
28.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
61.4%
of 2,06,726
Harur is a safe seat — VEDAMMAL won by 28.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VEDAMMAL | DMK-led | 70,561 | 55.6% |
| 2 | J. NATESAN | DMK-led | 34,158 | 26.9% |
| 3 | P.V. KARIYAMAL | 13,210 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | P. SHANMUGAM | DMK-led | 6,136 | 4.8% |
| 5 | M. DASARATHAN | JP | 1,508 | 1.2% |
| 6 | R. SELVARAJ | IND | 1,112 | 0.9% |
| 7 | P. VENKATASAN | IND | 245 | 0.2% |
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 (93rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 1.5% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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93rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
232nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 55.6%INC 26.9%RPI 10.4%OTH 7.1%
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.