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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 146 · 1996
Melur
Winner — 1996
K.V.V. RAJAMANICKAM
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 62.2%INC 24.6%11 others 13.2%
Votes
73,999
62.2% share
Winning margin
44,741
37.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
62.9%
of 1,89,179
Melur is a safe seat — K.V.V. RAJAMANICKAM won by 37.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.V.V. RAJAMANICKAM | TMC(M) DMK-led | 73,999 | 62.2% |
| 2 | C.R. SUNDARARAJAN | DMK-led | 29,258 | 24.6% |
| 3 | VEERA ILAVARASAN | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 10,363 | 8.7% |
| 4 | K. PUYAL PONNIAH | JP | 3,864 | 3.3% |
| 5 | K. LIYAGATH ALI | IND | 354 | 0.3% |
| 6 | P. TAMILARASAN | IND | 238 | 0.2% |
| 7 | N.P.V. VELLANDY | 232 | 0.2% | |
| 8 | M. KANNAN | IND | 160 | 0.1% |
| 9 | R. MANI | IND | 140 | 0.1% |
| 10 | S. ARUNACHALAM | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 11 | R. SUBRAMANIAN | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 12 | S. VELLAI | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 13 | S. AGALYADEVI | IND | 52 | 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 (109th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.2% · max 47.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
109th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
128th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 62.2%INC 24.6%MDMK 8.7%OTH 4.5%
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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