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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 90 · 1996
Veerapandi
Winner — 1996
ARUMUGAM, S.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 54.3%ADMK 39.1%15 others 6.5%
Votes
75,563
54.3% share
Winning margin
21,151
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
66.1%
of 2,10,273
Veerapandi is a safe seat — ARUMUGAM, S. won by 15.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUMUGAM, S. | DMK-led | 75,563 | 54.3% |
| 2 | ARJUNAN, K. | 54,412 | 39.1% | |
| 3 | CHINNAPPAN, M. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 6,303 | 4.5% |
| 4 | ANBU RAJENDRAN | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 1,760 | 1.3% |
| 5 | RAJAMANICKKAM, A. | IND | 164 | 0.1% |
| 6 | ARUMUGAM, S. | IND | 151 | 0.1% |
| 7 | PETHASAMY, P. | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
| 8 | ALI IBRAHIM | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 9 | KANDASAMI, M. | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ASHOKKUMAR, G.V. | IND | 87 | 0.1% |
| 11 | RAMANATHAN, S. | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 12 | VEERAPANDI, A.V. JAGANNATHAN | IND | 55 | 0.0% |
| 13 | VELLIANGIRI, K.S. | IND | 41 | 0.0% |
| 14 | RAVI, R. | IND | 40 | 0.0% |
| 15 | THIRUMALAI, C. | IND | 39 | 0.0% |
| 16 | SELVARAJ, S.S. | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
| 17 | MADHU, K. | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
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 (27th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 0.8% · max 48.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
27th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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142nd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 54.3%ADMK 39.1%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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