Back to Tamil Nadu 1996 map
Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 142 · 1996

Madurai West

1971197719801984198919911996200120062011201620212026

Winner — 1996

P.T.R. PALANIVEL RAJAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 62.4%INC 17.7%23 others 19.9%
Votes
61,723
62.4% share
Winning margin
44,258
44.8% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
57.8%
of 1,71,126

Madurai West is a safe seat — P.T.R. PALANIVEL RAJAN won by 44.8%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1991 vs 1996

All Candidates

25 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P.T.R. PALANIVEL RAJAN
DMK
DMK-led
61,72362.4%
2
R. MUTHUSAMY
INC
DMK-led
17,46517.7%
3
K. JOHN MOSES
JD
13,96514.1%
4
A.G. KARUNAKARAN
JP
4,2064.3%
5
ERA. VEERASAMY
SHS
1790.2%
6
S.V. MUTHUPANDIAN
IND
1330.1%
7
S. SHANMUGAVELU
IND
1170.1%
8
M. MARIAMMAL
IND
1140.1%
9
S. JAYARAMAN
IND
1110.1%
10
C. KARTHIGAIMALAI
IND
860.1%
11
B. JEYARAM
IND
780.1%
12
R. VENKATESAN
IND
770.1%
13
R. DHANAMANI
IND
760.1%
14
V. NARAYANAN
IND
750.1%
15
J. PURUSOTHAMAN
IND
600.1%
16
A. SWAMINATHAN
IND
580.1%
17
K. THAZAMUTHU RAJA
IND
520.1%
18
M. RAMADOSS
IND
510.1%
19
R. THAMILMARAN
IND
490.1%
20
S.V. MURUGESAN
IND
450.1%
21
H. GEETHA
IND
440.0%
22
M. SELVAM
IND
420.0%
23
M. MARUTHAMUTHU
IND
340.0%
24
E. BALASUBRAMANIAN
IND
250.0%
25
G. BALAMURUGAN
IND
250.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (182nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
44.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.2% · max 44.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
182nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
203rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
152nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 62.4%INC 17.7%JD 14.1%OTH 5.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Products🏺Leather Products
Siva (Erumbeswaraswami) Temple

Siva (Erumbeswaraswami) Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Siva (Erumbeswaraswami) Temple

📍Google MapsOSM

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

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25
ID: TN-142·View all Tamil Nadu 1996 seats →