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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 195 · 1996

Karaikudi

Winner — 1996

SUNDARAM, N.
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 63.0%ADMK 21.7%8 others 15.3%
Votes
76,888
63.0% share
Winning margin
50,384
41.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
60.9%
of 2,00,521

Karaikudi is a safe seat — SUNDARAM, N. won by 41.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNDARAM, N.
TMC(M)
DMK-led
76,88863.0%
2
RAJU M.
26,50421.7%
3
ASOKAN, K.R.
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
10,0558.2%
4
KARUPPIAH PAZHA
IND
5,3784.4%
5
MUTHIAH, C.
IND
1,9041.6%
6
ALAGAPPAN, RM.
BJP
8100.7%
7
ABDUL LATIF, M.
IND
1780.1%
8
SIMON PAUL JAYASINGH, S.J.
IND
1550.1%
9
PERUMAL, S.P.
IND
1510.1%
10
SAMLAPPAN, K.A.V.
IND
530.0%

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 (185th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
41.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.3% · max 41.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
185th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
173rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
81st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 63.0%ADMK 21.7%MDMK 8.2%OTH 7.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Cavern with Panchapandava beds on western slope of the hills and similar beds behind the Sikkandar…

Cavern with Panchapandava beds on western slope of the hills and similar beds behind the Sikkandar…

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Cavern with Panchapandava beds on western slope of the hills and similar beds behind the Sikkandar mosque on the top

Rock cut Jain bas-relief and beds and a mutilated Jain stone image

Rock cut Jain bas-relief and beds and a mutilated Jain stone image

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Rock cut Jain bas-relief and beds and a mutilated Jain stone image

Rock cut bas-relief of Jain images with inscriptions in Vatteluthu in Ammanamalai or Samanarmalai

Rock cut bas-relief of Jain images with inscriptions in Vatteluthu in Ammanamalai or Samanarmalai

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Rock cut bas-relief of Jain images with inscriptions in Vatteluthu in Ammanamalai or Samanarmalai

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Rock cut beds under natural rock shelter in Ammanamalai or Samanarmalai

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Rock cut beds under natural rock shelter in Ammanamalai or Samanarmalai

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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