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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1996

Thiruvottiyur

Winner — 1996

VIJAYAN, T.C.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 64.2%ADMK 22.7%13 others 13.2%
Votes
1,15,939
64.2% share
Winning margin
75,022
41.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
56.5%
of 3,19,663

Thiruvottiyur is a safe seat — VIJAYAN, T.C. won by 41.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAYAN, T.C.
DMK-led
1,15,93964.2%
2
BALRAJ, B.
40,91722.6%
3
SOUNDARARAJAN, A.
DMK-led
16,3299.0%
4
VELMURUGAN, T.
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
4,5592.5%
5
NALLASIVAM, S.
BJP
1,5110.8%
6
MAHENDRAMANI, D.
ICS
3780.2%
7
SHANMUGA SUNDARAM, R.
IND
1790.1%
8
PARIYASAMY, S.
1500.1%
9
ASLAMBASHA, K.
IND
1300.1%
10
VEERAN, N.
IND
1280.1%
11
SIVARAJ, A.
IND
940.1%
12
VADAMALAI, D.
IND
880.1%
13
GUNASEELAN, B.
IND
860.1%
14
RAJENDRAKUMAR, L.
IND
720.0%
15
VENKATESWARAN, V.
MMS
640.0%

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.

Low turnout (204th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
41.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.0% · max 41.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
204th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
139th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 64.2%ADMK 22.6%CPM 9.0%OTH 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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Old Town Wall

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