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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 11 · 1996
Chepauk
Winner — 1996
M.KARUNA NIDHI
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 77.1%INC 17.2%21 others 5.7%
Votes
46,097
77.0% share
Winning margin
35,784
59.8% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
60.3%
of 99,303
Chepauk is a safe seat — M.KARUNA NIDHI won by 59.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.KARUNA NIDHI | DMK-led | 46,097 | 77.0% |
| 2 | N.S.S.NELLAI KANNAN | DMK-led | 10,313 | 17.2% |
| 3 | ERA. MEYAPPAN | BJP | 1,380 | 2.3% |
| 4 | S.K. DORAISWAMY | 925 | 1.6% | |
| 5 | A. AKRAM KHAN | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 354 | 0.6% |
| 6 | K. RAJU GURUSWAMY @ K. RAJU | IND | 243 | 0.4% |
| 7 | M. BALU | IND | 112 | 0.2% |
| 8 | A. POOMPAVAI | IND | 51 | 0.1% |
| 9 | M.S. CHANDRA MOULI | IND | 39 | 0.1% |
| 10 | D.V. SARAVANAN | SLAP | 38 | 0.1% |
| 11 | K. MOHAN | IND | 38 | 0.1% |
| 12 | V. KUMARASAMY ADITYAN, V. | IND | 32 | 0.1% |
| 13 | M. VENKATESAN, M. | IND | 31 | 0.1% |
| 14 | A.N. SUBRAMANIYA PRASAD | IND | 27 | 0.1% |
| 15 | K. NAGAIMUGAN, K. | IND | 24 | 0.0% |
| 16 | A.K. INAS | IND | 24 | 0.0% |
| 17 | A. BALASUBRAMANIAN | IND | 19 | 0.0% |
| 18 | M. JALALUDEEN, M. | IND | 17 | 0.0% |
| 19 | V. MATHIVANAN | IND | 16 | 0.0% |
| 20 | V. DEENADAYALAN | IND | 14 | 0.0% |
| 21 | M.S. SHERIFF | IND | 14 | 0.0% |
| 22 | N. THANIKACHALAM | IND | 10 | 0.0% |
| 23 | E. JAGANNATHAN | IND | 9 | 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 (45th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe59.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 1.1% · max 59.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
45th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
230th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
175th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 77.0%INC 17.2%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%
What's nearby?
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