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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 157 · 1996Reserved (ST)
Uppiliapuram
Winner — 1996
KARUPPUSAMI, T.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 62.2%ADMK 31.6%4 others 6.2%
Votes
70,372
62.2% share
Winning margin
34,568
30.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.3%
of 1,70,627
Uppiliapuram is a safe seat — KARUPPUSAMI, T. won by 30.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARUPPUSAMI, T. | DMK-led | 70,372 | 62.2% |
| 2 | SAROJA, R. | 35,804 | 31.6% | |
| 3 | RAJENDRAN, P. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 6,144 | 5.4% |
| 4 | PERIASAMY, P. | IND | 389 | 0.3% |
| 5 | SELVARANI, T. | IND | 259 | 0.2% |
| 6 | RAVICHANDRAN, V. | IND | 174 | 0.1% |
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 (84th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean30.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 1.2% · max 36.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
84th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
165th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 62.2%ADMK 31.6%MDMK 5.4%OTH 0.7%
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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