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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 216 · 1996
Tenkasi
Winner — 1996
RAVI ARUNAN, K.
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 52.8%INC 26.1%27 others 21.1%
Votes
60,758
52.8% share
Winning margin
30,760
26.7% of votes
Total candidates
29
Turnout
66.2%
of 1,73,679
Tenkasi is a safe seat — RAVI ARUNAN, K. won by 26.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
29 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAVI ARUNAN, K. | TMC(M) DMK-led | 60,758 | 52.8% |
| 2 | ALADI SANKARAIYA | DMK-led | 29,998 | 26.1% |
| 3 | ASAN IBRAHIM | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 10,250 | 8.9% |
| 4 | DEENA DAYALAN, S.P. | BJP | 9,962 | 8.7% |
| 5 | THANGA SAMY NADAR, S. | AIIC(T) | 1,224 | 1.1% |
| 6 | SEENIVASA PANDIAN, M.A. | IND | 500 | 0.4% |
| 7 | VANARAJ, E. | IND | 224 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SUBBIAH, A.M. | SLAP | 213 | 0.2% |
| 9 | NAGOOR MYDEEN, N. | IND | 205 | 0.2% |
| 10 | VARGHEESE, M. | IND | 164 | 0.1% |
| 11 | PEER MOHAMMED, N. | IND | 160 | 0.1% |
| 12 | ANNIAH PANDIAN, T. | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| 13 | MURUGESAN, T. KURUMBAI | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| 14 | NAGOOR MEERAN, K.E. | IND | 128 | 0.1% |
| 15 | MOHAMMEDASARAF, M. | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SREEVANAYAGAM, A. | IND | 98 | 0.1% |
| 17 | VELSAMY, K. | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
| 18 | RAMIAH, T. | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 19 | KALIRAJ, K. | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 20 | NESAMONY ESWARADOSS, B. | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 21 | MURUGAN, S. | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 22 | MAHALINGAM, P. | IND | 66 | 0.1% |
| 23 | MOHIDEEN PICHAI, M. | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 24 | EDWIN BEN ALBERT, T. | IND | 54 | 0.1% |
| 25 | RAJAGOPALA PANDIAN, J. | IND | 54 | 0.1% |
| 26 | VENKATACHALAM, E. | IND | 35 | 0.0% |
| 27 | SUBRAMANI, M. | IND | 34 | 0.0% |
| 28 | RAJENDRA GANDHI, V.M. | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
| 29 | SANTHAN NEHRU NARKILLI, R. | IND | 17 | 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 (183rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.7% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
183rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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166th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 52.8%INC 26.1%MDMK 8.9%BJP 8.7%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,50,176
Density
369 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,745 km²
SC population19.9%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.5%Christian 16.7%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.7%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation50.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.9%
Clean cooking fuel90.7%
Health insurance57.8%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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