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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 145 · 1996Reserved (SC)

Samayanallur

Winner — 1996

SELVARAJ, S.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 60.0%ADMK 27.2%16 others 12.8%
Votes
1,01,807
60.0% share
Winning margin
55,648
32.8% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
58.1%
of 2,92,129

Samayanallur is a safe seat — SELVARAJ, S. won by 32.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SELVARAJ, S.
DMK-led
1,01,80760.0%
2
RAJA SELVARAJ, R.
46,15927.2%
3
PANDIAMMAL, P.
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
11,3636.7%
4
PALANIVEL RAJAN SOLAI
JP
4,7902.8%
5
PALANIVEL, S.
BJP
2,3321.4%
6
MURUGAVEL RAJAN, K.
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
2,1221.3%
7
BASKAR, S.
IND
2480.1%
8
PALANICHAMY, R.
IND
1590.1%
9
RAJASINGH, R.G.
IND
1300.1%
10
MURUGAN, K.M.
IND
1020.1%
11
JEEVARAJ, V.
IND
740.0%
12
MUTHU, P.
IND
730.0%
13
THIRUMALAI MUTHALVAN, A.
ATMK
670.0%
14
MUNIASAMY, S.
IND
540.0%
15
PERUMAL, C.
IND
450.0%
16
CHINNARAMAR (A) PITCHAIMUTHU, M.
IND
450.0%
17
JEYARAMAN, K.
IND
350.0%
18
IDUMBAN, P.
IND
330.0%

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 (95th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
32.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 2.0% · max 41.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
95th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.32
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
22nd of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 60.0%ADMK 27.2%MDMK 6.7%OTH 6.1%

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?

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