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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1996Reserved (SC)

Coonoor

Winner — 1996

THANGAVEL, N.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 64.3%ADMK 28.6%10 others 7.2%
Votes
63,919
64.3% share
Winning margin
35,515
35.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
61.8%
of 1,61,044

Coonoor is a safe seat — THANGAVEL, N. won by 35.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
THANGAVEL, N.
DMK-led
63,91964.3%
2
KARUPPUSAMY, S.
28,40428.6%
3
ESWARAN, T.
BJP
3,3713.4%
4
SELVARAJ, S.
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
2,9833.0%
5
ANBALAGAN, A.
ATMK
1640.2%
6
NAVANEETHAM, K.
IND
1510.1%
7
DHINAKARAN, K.
IND
1510.1%
8
MANI, K.P.
IND
720.1%
9
VELUSAMY, M.
IND
710.1%
10
ANNADURAI, R.
IND
670.1%
11
KARUPPIAH, R.
IND
640.1%
12
GUNASEKARAN, P.
IND
420.0%

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 (107th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
35.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.0% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
107th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.29
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
63rd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 64.3%ADMK 28.6%OTH 7.2%

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
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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.

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