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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 189 · 1996

Thirumayam

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Winner — 1996

CHINNAIAH V.
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 47.4%ADMK 36.8%12 others 15.8%
Votes
53,552
47.4% share
Winning margin
11,888
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
62.4%
of 1,81,332

A clear win with a 10.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHINNAIAH V.
TMC(M)
DMK-led
53,55247.4%
2
REGUPATHY S.
ADMK
41,66436.8%
3
ANNATHURAI G.
IND
5,5694.9%
4
PAVANAN R.
MDMK
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
4,3853.9%
5
SUBBAIAH P.
IND
2,8752.5%
6
ALAGURAJ M.
AIIC(T)
1,8291.6%
7
VENKATACHALAM A.
IND
1,3271.2%
8
MUTHUANNAN R.M.
IND
5120.5%
9
ANBALAGAN M.
IND
5100.5%
10
ALAGAPPAN AL.
IND
2640.2%
11
KARUTHAPANDIAN T.K.
IND
2020.2%
12
SIVA @ SIVAMANI A.
BSP
2000.2%
13
THEERTHAR RM.
IND
1430.1%
14
RARMANATHAN S.S.RM.
IND
610.1%

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

Low turnout (197th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.1% · max 43.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
197th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
89th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 47.4%ADMK 36.8%OTH 15.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,38,252
Density
819 / km²
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,710 km²
SC population13.5%
ST population0.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
91%HINDU
Hindu 90.9%Muslim 5.6%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.0%
Electricity94.5%
Sanitation59.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate83.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel91.2%
Health insurance66.3%

What's nearby?

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