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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1996

Tambaram

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Winner — 1996

VAIDYALINGAM, M.A.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 64.9%INC 20.5%24 others 14.6%
Votes
1,66,401
64.9% share
Winning margin
1,13,959
44.5% of votes
Total candidates
26
Turnout
53.2%
of 4,81,911

Tambaram is a safe seat — VAIDYALINGAM, M.A. won by 44.5%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

26 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VAIDYALINGAM, M.A.
DMK
DMK-led
1,66,40164.9%
2
MADHAVAN, K.B.
INC
DMK-led
52,44220.5%
3
SOMASUNDARAM, K.
MDMK
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
17,3506.8%
4
ELUMALAI, D.
PMK
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
8,5003.3%
5
PONSOLIAPPAN, A.
BJP
BJP
7,3282.9%
6
RENGANATHAN, E.
IND
6240.2%
7
SELVANATHAN, E.
IND
5100.2%
8
SELVARAJ, P.
IND
4730.2%
9
MATHIALAGAN, C.
IND
3540.1%
10
CHITHIRAI, V.
IND
3190.1%
11
SELVARASU, N.
IND
2120.1%
12
SRINIVASAN, S.
IND
1740.1%
13
SURESH KUMAR, S.
IND
1680.1%
14
ELUMALAI, T.
IND
1650.1%
15
NAGOOR MEERAN
IND
1520.1%
16
RAMALINGAM NADAR
IND
1350.1%
17
DURAIRAMASAMY
IND
1300.1%
18
ALLIMUTHU, T.E.
IND
1280.1%
19
BASKARAN, K.
IND
1250.1%
20
MARIMUTHU, T.S.
IND
1210.1%
21
RAJKUMAR, R.
IND
1200.1%
22
THANGAMANI, R.
IND
1190.1%
23
MUNUSAMY
IND
1180.1%
24
RAJENDRAN, D.
IND
720.0%
25
WILLIAM SHAKSPERE, J.
IND
670.0%
26
RAJAVELAN, P.M.
IND
630.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (164th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
44.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
164th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
14th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 64.9%INC 20.5%MDMK 6.8%OTH 7.9%

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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🏺Engineering and Auto components
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Q135286947

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Sri Balaji Temple, T. Nagar

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