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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 92 · 1996
Attur
Winner — 1996
RAMASAMY, A.M.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 57.2%ADMK 35.7%15 others 7.1%
Votes
59,353
57.2% share
Winning margin
22,296
21.5% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
65.6%
of 1,58,343
Attur is a safe seat — RAMASAMY, A.M. won by 21.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMASAMY, A.M. | DMK-led | 59,353 | 57.2% |
| 2 | MURUGESAN, A.K. | 37,057 | 35.7% | |
| 3 | SANTHANANTHAM, P.M. | AIIC(T) | 5,660 | 5.5% |
| 4 | MANOHARAN, M. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 603 | 0.6% |
| 5 | KANGATHARAN, A. | KMK | 238 | 0.2% |
| 6 | RAMASAMY, C. | IND | 193 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SRINIVASAN, P. | IND | 143 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SHANMUGAM, V. | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 9 | VELU, R. | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
| 10 | THANGAVELU, V. | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ANNAMALAI, A. | IND | 61 | 0.1% |
| 12 | ARUMUGAM, R. | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
| 13 | KANGANI, C.N. | 52 | 0.1% | |
| 14 | VAIYAPURI, K. | IND | 41 | 0.0% |
| 15 | PALANIMUTHU, S.M. | IND | 40 | 0.0% |
| 16 | SELVARASU, A. | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| 17 | PALANIVEL, S. | IND | 16 | 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 (19th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.5% · max 38.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
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19th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.32
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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96th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 57.2%ADMK 35.7%AIIC(T) 5.5%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,601
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,420 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population3.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.9%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.6%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation40.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance68.8%
What's nearby?
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