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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1996
Sholavandan
Winner — 1996
L. SANTHANAM
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 49.3%ADMK 31.5%15 others 19.2%
Votes
52,151
49.3% share
Winning margin
18,808
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
67.6%
of 1,56,506
Sholavandan is a safe seat — L. SANTHANAM won by 17.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L. SANTHANAM | DMK-led | 52,151 | 49.3% |
| 2 | A.M. PARAMASIVAN | 33,343 | 31.5% | |
| 3 | P.S. MANIAN | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 13,588 | 12.8% |
| 4 | V. SUNDARAM | JP | 2,535 | 2.4% |
| 5 | M.M. MUTHUNAYAGAM | IND | 1,799 | 1.7% |
| 6 | C. THIRUPATHI | IND | 650 | 0.6% |
| 7 | M. PALANISELVAN | ATMK | 464 | 0.4% |
| 8 | S. KARUPPIAH | IND | 450 | 0.4% |
| 9 | C. MARIMUTHU | IND | 196 | 0.2% |
| 10 | K. RAMACHANDRAN | IND | 131 | 0.1% |
| 11 | P. SATHIARAJAN | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 12 | R. GNANASEKARAPANDIAN | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 13 | T.K.KARUTHAPANDIAN | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
| 14 | A.U. DHANDAPANI | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 15 | A. MURUGAN | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 16 | K. VEERAPATHRAN | IND | 61 | 0.1% |
| 17 | P. THIAGARAJAN | IND | 38 | 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 (184th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.6% · max 46.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
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184th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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33rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 49.3%ADMK 31.5%MDMK 12.8%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,22,290
Density
604 / km²
Sex ratio
1013 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,509 km²
SC population17.1%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.7%Christian 9.0%Muslim 7.0%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water86.7%
Electricity93.0%
Sanitation48.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.6%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)27.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.5%
Clean cooking fuel71.2%
Health insurance67.8%
What's nearby?
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