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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 150 · 1996
Vedasandur
Winner — 1996
S.V. KRISHNAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 44.0%ADMK 28.9%18 others 27.1%
Votes
60,639
44.0% share
Winning margin
20,769
15.1% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
63.5%
of 2,16,941
Vedasandur is a safe seat — S.V. KRISHNAN won by 15.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.V. KRISHNAN | DMK-led | 60,639 | 44.0% |
| 2 | S. GANDHIRAJAN | 39,870 | 28.9% | |
| 3 | V.P. BALASUBRAMANIAN | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 33,802 | 24.5% |
| 4 | H.R.S. MUTHUKRISHNAN | BJP | 733 | 0.5% |
| 5 | M. KALEEL RAHMAN | IND | 498 | 0.4% |
| 6 | S. THANDAPANI | IND | 342 | 0.3% |
| 7 | A. CHANDRASEKAR | IND | 299 | 0.2% |
| 8 | S. MANOHARAN | CPI(ML)(L) | 239 | 0.2% |
| 9 | R. MARIYAPPAN | IND | 228 | 0.2% |
| 10 | P. SIVASUBRAMANI @ DALIT SIVA | IND | 197 | 0.1% |
| 11 | P. PALANICHAMY | IND | 180 | 0.1% |
| 12 | M. PERUMAL | IND | 148 | 0.1% |
| 13 | V.S. KALIAPPAN | IND | 138 | 0.1% |
| 14 | K. THANGARAJ | IND | 121 | 0.1% |
| 15 | P. MURUGAN | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 16 | R. GANESAN | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| 17 | K. VENKATESH | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 18 | P. ARUMUGAM YADAV | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| 19 | T. PERIYASAMY PILLAI | IND | 62 | 0.0% |
| 20 | S. VEERAN | IND | 57 | 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 (120th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.7% · max 54.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
120th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
231st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 44.0%ADMK 28.9%MDMK 24.5%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,65,223
Density
322 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,756 km²
SC population31.0%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 5.8%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.2%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation22.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.1%
Children underweight (under 5)22.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.1%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.4%
Clean cooking fuel75.1%
Health insurance75.5%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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