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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 99 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Sankari
Winner — 1996
MUTHU, V.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 54.4%ADMK 36.3%17 others 9.2%
Votes
64,216
54.4% share
Winning margin
21,336
18.1% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
60.1%
of 1,96,150
Sankari is a safe seat — MUTHU, V. won by 18.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUTHU, V. | DMK-led | 64,216 | 54.4% |
| 2 | RAMASAMY, K.K. | 42,880 | 36.4% | |
| 3 | DURAISAMY, C. | DMK-led | 4,662 | 4.0% |
| 4 | BALAKRISHNAN, M.R. | IND | 1,465 | 1.2% |
| 5 | PALANI, P. | BJP | 993 | 0.8% |
| 6 | KUPPAN, C. | IND | 678 | 0.6% |
| 7 | GANESAN, K. | IND | 493 | 0.4% |
| 8 | KUNJAMMAL, M. | IND | 377 | 0.3% |
| 9 | NATARAJAN, S.V. | IND | 330 | 0.3% |
| 10 | KANAGAMANI, T. | IND | 327 | 0.3% |
| 11 | MURUGESAN, B. | IND | 239 | 0.2% |
| 12 | UDAYASURIAN, A. | IND | 227 | 0.2% |
| 13 | THANGAVEL, K. | IND | 221 | 0.2% |
| 14 | KARTHIKEYAN, M. | IND | 218 | 0.2% |
| 15 | RAMAN, V. | IND | 162 | 0.1% |
| 16 | PALANISAMY, K. | IND | 157 | 0.1% |
| 17 | VEERAPUTHIRAN, S. | IND | 148 | 0.1% |
| 18 | PERIYASAMY, M. | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 19 | PALANISAMY, R. | IND | 75 | 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.
Average turnout (85th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 2.6% · max 46.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
85th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
30th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 54.4%ADMK 36.4%OTH 9.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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