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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Namakkal

Winner — 1989

P. DURAISAMY
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 35.6%ADK(JL) 31.9%9 others 32.5%
Votes
41,979
35.6% share
Winning margin
4,343
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
70.1%
of 1,68,337

A closely fought contest. P. DURAISAMY won with a 3.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. DURAISAMY
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
41,97935.6%
2
S. RAJU
ADK(JL)
37,63631.9%
3
V.K.R. RAJARAM
INC
28,60624.2%
4
M. DURAIRAJ
ADK(JR)
7,4746.3%
5
P. KANDASAMY
IND
8240.7%
6
T.V. ANDI
6590.6%
7
A. SELVAM
IND
3240.3%
8
M. PONNAMBALAM
IND
1740.1%
9
K. PALANISAMY
IND
1470.1%
10
K. PONNUSAMY
IND
1180.1%
11
M.R. JAYARAJ
IND
850.1%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.7%
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 35.6%ADK(JL) 31.9%INC 24.2%ADK(JR) 6.3%OTH 2.0%

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

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