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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 187 · 1996
Kumbakonam
Winner — 1996
MANI K.S.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 61.7%ADMK 30.5%21 others 7.8%
Votes
69,849
61.7% share
Winning margin
35,310
31.2% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
66.9%
of 1,69,247
Kumbakonam is a safe seat — MANI K.S. won by 31.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANI K.S. | DMK-led | 69,849 | 61.7% |
| 2 | ERAMANATHAM ERAMA | 34,539 | 30.5% | |
| 3 | KALIAPERUMAL V. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 3,221 | 2.8% |
| 4 | NAGARAJ A.H. | BJP | 1,582 | 1.4% |
| 5 | BALASUBRAMANIAN G. | IND | 1,537 | 1.4% |
| 6 | SANTHANARAMAN | IND | 1,031 | 0.9% |
| 7 | SANKARAN T. | IND | 441 | 0.4% |
| 8 | BALAKRISHNAN N. | IND | 127 | 0.1% |
| 9 | UPPILI SRINIVASAN | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
| 10 | KRISHNA KUMAR R. | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 11 | PERUMAL V. | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SUBRAMANIAN A. | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 13 | RAJANGAM K. | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
| 14 | AIYAPPAN S. | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
| 15 | BALANAGAMAIYYAN K. | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SIVARAJ K. | IND | 54 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SELVARAJ A. | IND | 53 | 0.1% |
| 18 | RAVI KUMAR M. | IND | 53 | 0.1% |
| 19 | RAVICHANDRAN K. | TLJ | 50 | 0.0% |
| 20 | MUTHIAN ALIAS K.G.K. MOORTHY | IND | 44 | 0.0% |
| 21 | SELVAM G. | IND | 35 | 0.0% |
| 22 | HAJAMYDEEN K. | IND | 20 | 0.0% |
| 23 | THIRUNAVUKKARASU R. | IND | 17 | 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.
Low turnout (200th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 0.6% · max 41.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
200th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.68
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
107th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 61.7%ADMK 30.5%OTH 7.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,39,101
Density
316 / km²
Sex ratio
1003 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,233 km²
SC population17.0%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.6%Christian 5.6%Muslim 5.5%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.9%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation40.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated89.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.6%
Children underweight (under 5)28.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.5%
Women literate85.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.5%
Clean cooking fuel75.2%
Health insurance67.7%
What's nearby?
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