Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1996

Triplicane

1971 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026

Winner — 1996

NANJIL MANOHARAN, K.

DMK· DMK-led

DMK 70.1%ADMK 21.4%14 others 8.5%

Votes

50,401

70.1% share

Winning margin

35,011

48.7% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

59.3%

of 1,21,322

Triplicane is a safe seat — NANJIL MANOHARAN, K. won by 48.7%.

Seat history

⚖ Compare 1991 vs 1996

All Candidates

16 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	NANJIL MANOHARAN, K.	DMK DMK-led	50,401	70.1%
2	WAHAB, A.	ADMK	15,390	21.4%
3	BALRAJ, L.E.	BJP BJP	2,597	3.6%	DL
4	SUNDARAM, O.	MDMK People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996	1,986	2.8%	DL
5	KARUNAMURTHY, K.	PMK PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996	915	1.3%	DL
6	VENUGOPAL, S.	IND	88	0.1%	DL
7	MARAGATHAVALLI, G.	IND	61	0.1%	DL
8	SARAVANAN	IND	60	0.1%	DL
9	SELVAM, B.	IND	58	0.1%	DL
10	DHANAPAL, M.	IND	58	0.1%	DL
11	MARISAMY KURUMANS, S.S.	IND	56	0.1%	DL
12	JAYARAMAN, V.M.	IND	53	0.1%	DL
13	VAIDHYANATHAN, S.	IND	51	0.1%	DL
14	KABALIDOSS, S.N.	IND	45	0.1%	DL
15	RAJENDRAN, B.	IND	40	0.1%	DL
16	RAMESH, G.	IND	39	0.1%	DL

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.

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (56th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

48.7%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 14.3% · min 0.3% · max 48.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

90%

lowerhigher

56th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.20

fewer partiesmore parties

234th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.3%

lowerhigher

182nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES

DMK 70.1%ADMK 21.4%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location

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Known forDISTRICT

🏺Engineering and Auto components

St. Theresa Church, Perambur

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