Ramanathapuram
Winner — 1996
Ramanathapuram is a safe seat — RAHMANKHAN, A. won by 30.7%.
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAHMANKHAN, A. | DMK-led | 59,794 | 51.2% |
| 2 | SEKAR, S.K.G. | 23,903 | 20.5% | |
| 3 | RAMASAMY, T. | IND | 17,009 | 14.6% |
| 4 | KALANJIYAM, R. | IND | 7,647 | 6.5% |
| 5 | SINGARAJ, K. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 4,796 | 4.1% |
| 6 | RAJAN, M. | BJP | 2,161 | 1.9% |
| 7 | RAJAJI, N. | IND | 321 | 0.3% |
| 8 | ADAIKALARAJ, J. | JP | 262 | 0.2% |
| 9 | DHARMARAJAN, N. | IND | 174 | 0.1% |
| 10 | NAGALINGAM, K. | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SANTHAVALIYAN, L. | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
| 12 | NADIMUTHU, K. | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 13 | MAHADEVAN, H. | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 14 | RAMANATHAN | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SINDHURANI, A. | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (186th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
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1 location
Karuppanaswami rock and Jain sculptures
Karuppanaswami rock and Jain sculptures
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