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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 156 · 1996
Thottiam
Winner — 1996
K. KANNAIYAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 65.2%ADMK 29.5%9 others 5.2%
Votes
74,903
65.2% share
Winning margin
40,982
35.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
69.6%
of 1,65,008
Thottiam is a safe seat — K. KANNAIYAN won by 35.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. KANNAIYAN | DMK-led | 74,903 | 65.2% |
| 2 | N. NEDUMARAN | 33,921 | 29.5% | |
| 3 | E.P. RATHINAM | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 4,367 | 3.8% |
| 4 | C. GUHANATHAN | IND | 475 | 0.4% |
| 5 | P. SRINIVASAN | JP | 352 | 0.3% |
| 6 | S. MANOHARAN | IND | 340 | 0.3% |
| 7 | T. SIVALINGAM | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
| 8 | T. HARIBASKAR | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 9 | K. VIGNEESWARAN | IND | 115 | 0.1% |
| 10 | M.P. THANGARASU | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
| 11 | T. SUBRAMANIAN | IND | 32 | 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 (68th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.0% · max 48.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
68th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
183rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 65.2%ADMK 29.5%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,05,914
Density
704 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,703 km²
SC population29.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.2%
Electricity93.9%
Sanitation36.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated79.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.6%
Clean cooking fuel75.6%
Health insurance64.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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