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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1996Reserved (SC)

Namakkal

Winner — 1996

VEISAMY, K.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 62.2%ADMK 31.4%10 others 6.5%
Votes
76,860
62.1% share
Winning margin
38,065
30.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.8%
of 1,96,881

Namakkal is a safe seat — VEISAMY, K. won by 30.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VEISAMY, K.
DMK-led
76,86062.1%
2
ANBAIAGAN, S.
38,79531.4%
3
MAYAVAN, R.
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
5,4354.4%
4
RAVINTHIRAN, K.
IND
1,4441.2%
5
SINGARAVEL, S.
IND
2410.2%
6
KANNAMMA, P.
IND
2120.2%
7
KENDI GANESAN, V.
IND
1750.1%
8
VARUDHARAJU, A.
IND
1590.1%
9
MANIKUMAR, T.P.
IND
1260.1%
10
PONNUSAMY, K.
IND
960.1%
11
DHANASEKARAN, T.
IND
820.1%
12
PONNUSAMY, K.
IND
400.0%

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 (36th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
30.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.6% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
36th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
198th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 62.1%ADMK 31.4%OTH 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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

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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