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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 105 · 1996
Coimbatore West
Winner — 1996
DHANDAPANI, C.T.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 62.5%INC 16.1%18 others 21.4%
Votes
51,652
62.5% share
Winning margin
38,299
46.3% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
61.3%
of 1,34,896
Coimbatore West is a safe seat — DHANDAPANI, C.T. won by 46.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHANDAPANI, C.T. | DMK-led | 51,652 | 62.5% |
| 2 | RAJA THANGAVEL | DMK-led | 13,353 | 16.1% |
| 3 | ACSHAYA ARUMUGAM | BJP | 7,503 | 9.1% |
| 4 | GOVINDHARAJAN, S. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 4,446 | 5.4% |
| 5 | SUBBAIYAN, K.P. | KMK | 4,317 | 5.2% |
| 6 | KOVAI IBRAHIM | JP | 227 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SIVAJE RAMACHANDRAN, A.S. | ICS | 224 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SAKTHIVEL, A. | IND | 151 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SAMPATH, N. | IND | 135 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SELVARAJ, S.K. | ATMK | 123 | 0.1% |
| 11 | BHAGVAT KUMAR, G. | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 12 | RAVICHANDRAN, R. | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SIVARAJU, R. | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| 14 | USMAN SHARIF, M.A. | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| 15 | RAMANAN, R. | IND | 61 | 0.1% |
| 16 | ERRIETTIE EKAMBARAM | IND | 59 | 0.1% |
| 17 | JOTHIMANI, D. | IND | 55 | 0.1% |
| 18 | JUGHRAJ | IND | 30 | 0.0% |
| 19 | SOUKHAT ALI, V.M. | IND | 29 | 0.0% |
| 20 | SWAMINATHAN, T.N. @ TOPAZ AYYER | IND | 17 | 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.
Average turnout (70th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean46.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.7% · max 46.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
70th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.36
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
106th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 62.5%INC 16.1%BJP 9.1%MDMK 5.4%KMK 5.2%OTH 1.7%
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%
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