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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 95 · 1996Reserved (ST)
Sendamangalam
Winner — 1996
CHANDRASEKARAN, C.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 56.1%ADMK 37.1%4 others 6.8%
Votes
58,673
56.1% share
Winning margin
19,925
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.4%
of 1,73,166
Sendamangalam is a safe seat — CHANDRASEKARAN, C. won by 19.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRASEKARAN, C. | DMK-led | 58,673 | 56.1% |
| 2 | KALAVATHI, K. | 38,748 | 37.1% | |
| 3 | ALLIMUTHU, P. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 3,449 | 3.3% |
| 4 | SIVAPRAKASAM, S. | IND | 2,576 | 2.5% |
| 5 | THENNAVAN, S. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 938 | 0.9% |
| 6 | DEVIGOUNDEN, K. | IND | 128 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (21st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.2% · max 58.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
21st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
212th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 56.1%ADMK 37.1%OTH 6.8%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Poultry feed and products
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