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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VEISAMY, K. | DMK-led | 76,860 | 62.1% |
| 2 | ANBAIAGAN, S. | 38,795 | 31.4% | |
| 3 | MAYAVAN, R. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 5,435 | 4.4% |
| 4 | RAVINTHIRAN, K. | IND | 1,444 | 1.2% |
| 5 | SINGARAVEL, S. | IND | 241 | 0.2% |
| 6 | KANNAMMA, P. | IND | 212 | 0.2% |
| 7 | KENDI GANESAN, V. | IND | 175 | 0.1% |
| 8 | VARUDHARAJU, A. | IND | 159 | 0.1% |
| 9 | MANIKUMAR, T.P. | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
| 10 | PONNUSAMY, K. | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
| 11 | DHANASEKARAN, T. | IND | 82 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PONNUSAMY, K. | IND | 40 | 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 (36th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean30.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.6% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
36th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
198th of 234Where 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 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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