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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAMINATHAN, M.P.
DMK-led
57,46749.4%
2
DHURAI RAMASWAMY
50,55343.4%
3
SHANMUGAM, V.N.
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
7,5616.5%
4
NALLAMUTHU, K.
IND
2380.2%
5
CHELLAMUTHU, M.S.
IND
1330.1%
6
MANICKAM, C.
IND
1310.1%
7
MADHIYALAGAN, S.K.
IND
1220.1%
8
SELVARAJ, V.
IND
1130.1%
9
THANGAVEL, V.
IND
530.1%
10
ELAVARASAN, A.R.
IND
360.0%

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
safe
5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.9% · min 0.7% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
167th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
211th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
105th of 234

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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
🏺Motor Pumps

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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