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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1996

Tiruchirapalli-I

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Winner — 1996

B. BARANIKUMAR
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 63.5%ADMK 27.1%42 others 9.4%
Votes
48,045
63.5% share
Winning margin
27,510
36.3% of votes
Total candidates
44
Turnout
63.0%
of 1,20,155

Tiruchirapalli-I is a safe seat — B. BARANIKUMAR won by 36.3%.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1991 vs 1996

All Candidates

44 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B. BARANIKUMAR
DMK
DMK-led
48,04563.5%
2
PA. KRISHNAN
ADMK
20,53527.1%
3
A. MALARAMANNAN
MDMK
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
3,9325.2%
4
S.P. PALANIAPPAN
BJP
BJP
8951.2%
5
N. NALANGKILLE
IND
8311.1%
6
S. SAMIMUTHU
PMK
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
3120.4%
7
M. JAMES
JP
880.1%
8
M. UMA MAHESWARI
IND
830.1%
9
B. ABDUL AZEEZ
IND
760.1%
10
R. PALANISAMY
IND
620.1%
11
A.R. NISTAR ALI
IND
540.1%
12
K. SYED MUSTAFA
IND
490.1%
13
J. YAKUB
IND
460.1%
14
B. ABDUL SUKOOR
IND
450.1%
15
G.A. BALURAJ
IND
420.1%
16
T. LASAR
IND
410.1%
17
M.K. MUTHUSAMY
IND
400.1%
18
M. PEER MOHAMED
IND
360.1%
19
J.R. SUBAS
IND
340.0%
20
S. KALIAMOORTHY
TNHVYK
330.0%
21
J. JAYARAMAN
IND
330.0%
22
B. ZAKIR HUSSAIN
IND
300.0%
23
B. VIJAYAKUMAR
IND
290.0%
24
C. MARUDHANAYAKAMPILLAI
IND
290.0%
25
R. BALAKRISHNAN
IND
290.0%
26
K. JAMEEL AHAMED
IND
270.0%
27
P. BALASUBRAMANIAN
IND
260.0%
28
S. SOUNDARAJAN
IND
250.0%
29
I. FRANCIS XAVIER
IND
220.0%
30
B. MOHAMED RAFIG
IND
210.0%
31
N. RAMALINGAM
IND
170.0%
32
K. BALAGANESAN
IND
170.0%
33
L.A. KALIAMOORTHY
IND
170.0%
34
S. KRISHNAMPILLAI
IND
170.0%
35
S. VEERASAMY
IND
140.0%
36
G. AZIMUDHEEN
IND
130.0%
37
T.K. KARUTHAPANDIAN
IND
130.0%
38
B. KRISHNAN
IND
100.0%
39
M. VADIVEL
IND
90.0%
40
J. JEYAKUMAR
IND
70.0%
41
S. MARIAPPAN
IND
60.0%
42
M. BASHEER
IND
40.0%
43
V. MUTHUKUMAR
IND
40.0%
44
C. KUTHARASAN
IND
30.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (155th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
36.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.3% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
155th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
100th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
98th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 63.5%ADMK 27.1%MDMK 5.2%OTH 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,64,277
Density
556 / km²
Sex ratio
1017 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,274 km²
SC population34.1%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.6%Muslim 7.6%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water74.5%
Electricity92.4%
Sanitation39.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.8%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.2%
Women literate89.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.1%
Clean cooking fuel58.9%
Health insurance75.2%

What's nearby?

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