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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 104 · 1996
Singanallur
Winner — 1996
PALANISWAMY, N.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 60.2%ADMK 22.1%36 others 17.7%
Votes
92,379
60.1% share
Winning margin
58,412
38.0% of votes
Total candidates
38
Turnout
63.2%
of 2,43,013
Singanallur is a safe seat — PALANISWAMY, N. won by 38.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
38 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PALANISWAMY, N. | DMK-led | 92,379 | 60.1% |
| 2 | DURAISAMY, R. | 33,967 | 22.1% | |
| 3 | KANNAPPAN, M. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 19,951 | 13.0% |
| 4 | KALYANASUNDARAM, R. | BJP | 3,741 | 2.4% |
| 5 | PALANISAMY | ICS | 363 | 0.2% |
| 6 | LOGANATHAN, K. | ATMK | 302 | 0.2% |
| 7 | NANDAGOPAL, P. | JP | 298 | 0.2% |
| 8 | CHANDRASEKARAN, V. | IND | 191 | 0.1% |
| 9 | GAJENDRAN, V. | IND | 182 | 0.1% |
| 10 | RANGASAMY, M. | IND | 151 | 0.1% |
| 11 | BHARATHI | IND | 141 | 0.1% |
| 12 | THANGAVELU, A. | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| 13 | HARIKRISHNAN, S.M. | IND | 125 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SELVARAJU, N. | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 15 | NATARAJAN, S.K. | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
| 16 | PALANICHAMY, R. | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 17 | DURAIRAJ, G. | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 18 | DAMODHARAN, V.K. | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 19 | SULTAN, A. | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 20 | ANNDURAI, M. | IND | 82 | 0.1% |
| 21 | SARAVANAKUMAR, K. | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
| 22 | RANGANATHAN | SLAP | 78 | 0.1% |
| 23 | SHANMUGAM, K. | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 24 | BALAKRISHNAN, C.S. | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 25 | VIJAYAKUMAR, A. | IND | 68 | 0.0% |
| 26 | NANDAGOPAL, S. | IND | 66 | 0.0% |
| 27 | RAJENDRAN, S. | IND | 65 | 0.0% |
| 28 | BALASUBRAMANI | IND | 57 | 0.0% |
| 29 | VENUGOPAL, K.P. | IND | 50 | 0.0% |
| 30 | JEGADEESAN, G. | IND | 50 | 0.0% |
| 31 | RAJAMANI, G. | IND | 50 | 0.0% |
| 32 | MATHESWARAN, K.S. | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
| 33 | PRABAKHARAN, P. | IND | 40 | 0.0% |
| 34 | SELVARAJ | IND | 36 | 0.0% |
| 35 | RAVI, M. | IND | 36 | 0.0% |
| 36 | SELVARAJAN, J.A. | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
| 37 | AYYASAMY, R. | IND | 32 | 0.0% |
| 38 | PANJAMIRTHAM, N. | IND | 18 | 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 (8th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean38.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 0.0% · max 38.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
93%
lowerhigher
8th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
8th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 60.1%ADMK 22.1%MDMK 13.0%OTH 4.7%
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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