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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Tirupporur
Winner — 1996
CHOKKALINGAM, G.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 50.8%ADMK 24.8%10 others 24.4%
Votes
62,414
50.8% share
Winning margin
31,896
25.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
65.3%
of 1,88,360
Tirupporur is a safe seat — CHOKKALINGAM, G. won by 25.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHOKKALINGAM, G. | DMK-led | 62,414 | 50.8% |
| 2 | LOGANATHAN, N.K. | 30,518 | 24.8% | |
| 3 | NARAYANASAMY, K. @ MANIARASU | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 13,960 | 11.4% |
| 4 | SATHIYASEELAN, E. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 11,322 | 9.2% |
| 5 | VISWANATHAN, D. | IND | 1,770 | 1.4% |
| 6 | MANI, M.G. | BJP | 1,144 | 0.9% |
| 7 | IRANIAPPAN, C. | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,049 | 0.8% |
| 8 | THANGARAJ, A. | IND | 247 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SUNDARIJAGANNATHAN, J. | IND | 210 | 0.2% |
| 10 | ISTANATHAN, M. | IND | 141 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KANDASWAMY, P.S. | IND | 105 | 0.1% |
| 12 | ANNAMALAI, K. | IND | 55 | 0.0% |
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 (129th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.6% · max 40.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
129th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
188th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
18th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 50.8%ADMK 24.8%PMK 11.4%MDMK 9.2%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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