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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 113 · 1996
Vellakoil
Winner — 1996
SAMINATHAN, M.P.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 49.4%ADMK 43.4%8 others 7.2%
Votes
57,467
49.4% share
Winning margin
6,914
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
71.1%
of 1,63,720
A clear win with a 5.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMINATHAN, M.P. | DMK-led | 57,467 | 49.4% |
| 2 | DHURAI RAMASWAMY | 50,553 | 43.4% | |
| 3 | SHANMUGAM, V.N. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 7,561 | 6.5% |
| 4 | NALLAMUTHU, K. | IND | 238 | 0.2% |
| 5 | CHELLAMUTHU, M.S. | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| 6 | MANICKAM, C. | IND | 131 | 0.1% |
| 7 | MADHIYALAGAN, S.K. | IND | 122 | 0.1% |
| 8 | SELVARAJ, V. | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 9 | THANGAVEL, V. | IND | 53 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ELAVARASAN, A.R. | IND | 36 | 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 (167th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.9% · min 0.7% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
167th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
211th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
105th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.4%ADMK 43.4%MDMK 6.5%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,045
Density
731 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,732 km²
SC population15.5%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.0%Muslim 6.1%Christian 5.5%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water93.8%
Electricity94.8%
Sanitation66.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated94.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Clean cooking fuel95.5%
Health insurance61.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.