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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 159 · 1996
Lalgudi
Winner — 1996
K.N. NEHRU
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 68.5%INC 20.0%9 others 11.5%
Votes
84,113
68.5% share
Winning margin
59,504
48.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
73.5%
of 1,67,192
Lalgudi is a safe seat — K.N. NEHRU won by 48.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.N. NEHRU | DMK-led | 84,113 | 68.5% |
| 2 | J. LOGAMBAL | DMK-led | 24,609 | 20.0% |
| 3 | PON. PANDIAN | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 12,890 | 10.5% |
| 4 | P. SUBRAMANIAN | IND | 267 | 0.2% |
| 5 | R. SRIRAMULU | IND | 219 | 0.2% |
| 6 | P.K. KRISHNAMOORTHI | IND | 185 | 0.1% |
| 7 | C. SREERANGAMMAL | IND | 167 | 0.1% |
| 8 | N. MOOKKAN | IND | 128 | 0.1% |
| 9 | S. KANDASAMI | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 10 | A. MANIVANNAN | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
| 11 | RAJAPPA | IND | 73 | 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 (169th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean48.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.1% · max 48.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
169th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
207th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 68.5%INC 20.0%MDMK 10.5%OTH 1.0%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.