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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 169 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Sirkali
Winner — 1996
M. PANNEERSELVAM
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 59.3%ADMK 31.7%4 others 9.0%
Votes
63,975
59.3% share
Winning margin
29,694
27.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.6%
of 1,57,467
Sirkali is a safe seat — M. PANNEERSELVAM won by 27.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. PANNEERSELVAM | DMK-led | 63,975 | 59.3% |
| 2 | V. BHARATHI | 34,281 | 31.8% | |
| 3 | P. MUTHUSAMY | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 5,461 | 5.1% |
| 4 | R. SENTHILSELVAN | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 3,452 | 3.2% |
| 5 | N. GUNASEKARAN | CPI(ML)(L) | 630 | 0.6% |
| 6 | R. PANNEERSELVAM | IND | 174 | 0.2% |
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 (128th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.0% · max 33.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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128th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
108th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 59.3%ADMK 31.8%PMK 5.1%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.