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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1996

Tiruchengode

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Winner — 1996

ARUMUGAM, T.P.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 58.1%ADMK 32.4%32 others 9.5%
Votes
96,456
58.1% share
Winning margin
42,620
25.7% of votes
Total candidates
34
Turnout
60.4%
of 2,75,045

Tiruchengode is a safe seat — ARUMUGAM, T.P. won by 25.7%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1991 vs 1996

All Candidates

34 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUMUGAM, T.P.
DMK
DMK-led
96,45658.1%
2
CHINNUSAMY, S.
ADMK
53,83632.4%
3
ATHI NARAYANAN, A.
CPM
DMK-led
9,8165.9%
4
SHAMUGARAJ, P.
IND
7740.5%
5
THARUMAN, P.M.
IND
5340.3%
6
SADHASIVAM, M.S.
IND
4220.3%
7
SHANMUGAM, L.
IND
4010.2%
8
MATHESWARAN, S.
IND
3200.2%
9
THANGAVELAN, L.
IND
2570.1%
10
THIAGARAJU, N.
IND
2440.1%
11
NALLATHAMBI, S.
IND
2380.1%
12
RAJAGOPAL, G.
IND
2150.1%
13
SHANMUGAM, V.
IND
2090.1%
14
MURUGASEN, K.
IND
2090.1%
15
CHANDRAN, P.
IND
2000.1%
16
DHARMALINGAM, K.M.P.
IND
1980.1%
17
SIKAR, V.
IND
1970.1%
18
SAMINATHAN, K.S.
IND
1920.1%
19
DOMINIC GEORGE, S.
IND
1740.1%
20
GOVINDARAJ, A.
IND
1480.1%
21
MOHANRAJ, G.
IND
1020.1%
22
ANBUMANI, S.
IND
960.1%
23
KUNJARAM, K.S.
IND
950.1%
24
ANMUGA SUNDARAM, A.
IND
890.1%
25
MUNIRAJ, P.
IND
840.1%
26
SUNDARAM, V.
IND
840.1%
27
NEHRURAJA, N.
IND
840.1%
28
DURAISAMY, K.P.
IND
760.1%
29
SHANMUGAM, M.K.
IND
680.0%
30
GOPALA KRISHNAN, T.A.
IND
500.0%
31
PONNUSAMY, A.K.R.
IND
490.0%
32
RAJENDRAN, S.
IND
360.0%
33
NOYAL, K.
IND
330.0%
34
GOPAL, R.
IND
240.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (52nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
25.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.1% · max 51.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
52nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
37th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 58.1%ADMK 32.4%CPM 5.9%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,51,744
Density
391 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,760 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population1.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 94.0%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.7%
Electricity90.4%
Sanitation49.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated95.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)26.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.7%
Clean cooking fuel95.9%
Health insurance77.7%

What's nearby?

4 locations
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Government Museum, Erode

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Mahakavi Bharathi Memorial Library

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Brough Memorial Church

Brough Memorial Church

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CSI Brough Memorial Church

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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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