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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 202 · 1996

Kadaladi

Winner — 1996

S.P. THANGAVELAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 53.2%ADMK 34.3%11 others 12.5%
Votes
56,031
53.2% share
Winning margin
19,970
19.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
55.1%
of 1,91,186

Kadaladi is a safe seat — S.P. THANGAVELAN won by 19.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.P. THANGAVELAN
DMK-led
56,03153.2%
2
V. SATHIYAMOORTHY
36,06134.3%
3
A. PIRAANAVANATHAN
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
3,7953.6%
4
P. NAGASWAMY
IND
3,5323.4%
5
V. MAHENDARAPALLAVAN
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
2,5222.4%
6
P. SUNDARARAJAN
IND
1,2301.2%
7
P. MURUGAVEL
BJP
1,1431.1%
8
S.R. SHAIK DAWOOD
IND
2830.3%
9
S. MOHAMED ABDUL KADAR
IND
1850.2%
10
S. GANESAPANDY
IND
1410.1%
11
M. MOHAMEDALI JINNAH
IND
1400.1%
12
A. MUTHU THEVAR
IND
1050.1%
13
M. NAGARAJAN
IND
900.1%

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 (142nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.4% · max 29.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
142nd of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.75
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
104th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 53.2%ADMK 34.3%OTH 12.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,42,288
Density
458 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,241 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.8%Other 6.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.9%
Electricity93.7%
Sanitation30.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.2%
Children underweight (under 5)23.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.9%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.5%
Clean cooking fuel90.5%
Health insurance51.3%

What's nearby?

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