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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 182 · 1996
Thiruvonam
Winner — 1996
RAMACHANDRAN N.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 57.4%ADMK 32.4%13 others 10.3%
Votes
72,403
57.4% share
Winning margin
31,550
25.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
71.7%
of 1,76,055
Thiruvonam is a safe seat — RAMACHANDRAN N. won by 25.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMACHANDRAN N. | DMK-led | 72,403 | 57.4% |
| 2 | THANGAMUTHU K. | 40,853 | 32.4% | |
| 3 | BALAKRISHNAN DURAI | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 9,524 | 7.5% |
| 4 | KUNJUPILLAI MUTHARAIYAR K. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 771 | 0.6% |
| 5 | NEDUNCHEZHIAN R. | IND | 652 | 0.5% |
| 6 | KALIAPERUMAL M. | IND | 446 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SAMIAIYA T. | IND | 380 | 0.3% |
| 8 | KALIAPERUMAL YADAVA V. | IND | 237 | 0.2% |
| 9 | BALAIYAN C. | IND | 230 | 0.2% |
| 10 | PALAIYAN N. | IND | 192 | 0.1% |
| 11 | RAJU UDAYAR V. | IND | 148 | 0.1% |
| 12 | RAGUPATHY R.M. | IND | 138 | 0.1% |
| 13 | ARUMUGAM VANDAYAR A. | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 14 | GUNASEELAN K. | THMM | 87 | 0.1% |
| 15 | NARAYANAN R. | IND | 53 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (146th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.1% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
146th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.42
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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131st of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 57.4%ADMK 32.4%MDMK 7.5%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,18,345
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
1015 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,644 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 7.1%Other 4.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.2%
Electricity90.7%
Sanitation28.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)21.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate81.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel42.0%
Health insurance72.9%
What's nearby?
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