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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1996

Pennagaram

Winner — 1996

MANI, G.K.
PMK· PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
PMK 31.6%CPI 31.3%9 others 37.1%
Votes
34,906
31.6% share
Winning margin
406
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
59.8%
of 1,84,582

Pennagaram was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 406 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANI, G.K.
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
34,90631.6%
2
ARUMUGAM, M.
DMK-led
34,50031.3%
3
ANBALAGAN, R.
25,21722.9%
4
NANJAPPAN, N.
UCPI
11,71710.6%
5
SEKAR, K.E.
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
1,6161.5%
6
KANDASAMY, K.P.
BJP
6820.6%
7
RAJENDRAN, K.
IND
6110.6%
8
MURUGAN, C.K.
IND
4310.4%
9
VIJAY ANAND, A.
IND
3380.3%
10
ANBALAGAN, T.C.
IND
1820.2%
11
DASAN @ PARASURAMAN, R.
IND
1730.2%

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.

High turnout (12th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.4% · max 23.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
12th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
53rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PMK 31.6%CPI 31.3%ADMK 22.9%UCPI 10.6%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,82,056
Density
665 / km²
Sex ratio
955 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,237 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population3.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.8%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation35.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.6%
Children underweight (under 5)20.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.7%
Clean cooking fuel84.5%
Health insurance67.5%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Salem SilkGI🏺Silver Jewellery

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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