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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 217 · 1996
Alangulam
Winner — 1996
ALADI ARUNA
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 46.1%INC 25.1%32 others 28.8%
Votes
53,374
46.1% share
Winning margin
24,336
21.0% of votes
Total candidates
34
Turnout
69.0%
of 1,67,697
Alangulam is a safe seat — ALADI ARUNA won by 21.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
34 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALADI ARUNA | DMK-led | 53,374 | 46.1% |
| 2 | KAMARAJ, M.S. | DMK-led | 29,038 | 25.1% |
| 3 | MURUGIAH, M.P. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 14,309 | 12.4% |
| 4 | RAMASUBBU, S.S. | AIIC(T) | 6,475 | 5.6% |
| 5 | ANBURAJ, S.V. | BJP | 3,236 | 2.8% |
| 6 | POOLPANDIAN, I. | IND | 2,186 | 1.9% |
| 7 | MURUGIAH @ MURUGIAH PANDIAN, S. | IND | 1,500 | 1.3% |
| 8 | SHUNMUGAIH PANDIAN, S. | IND | 864 | 0.8% |
| 9 | NARAYANAN, Y. | IND | 512 | 0.4% |
| 10 | MARUTHASAMY | IND | 389 | 0.3% |
| 11 | RAMASWAMY, K. | IND | 331 | 0.3% |
| 12 | GANESAN, P. | ATMK | 269 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SOUNDRARAJAN, M.G. | IND | 261 | 0.2% |
| 14 | KOTTOURSAMY, S. | 259 | 0.2% | |
| 15 | KOMBAIYA PANDIAN, S.A. | IND | 253 | 0.2% |
| 16 | ARJUNAN, A. | IND | 218 | 0.2% |
| 17 | NADAR, A.M.K. | IND | 208 | 0.2% |
| 18 | MANI BARATHY, S. | IND | 192 | 0.2% |
| 19 | GOPALAKRISHNAN, S. | IND | 177 | 0.1% |
| 20 | RAMASAMY, M. | IND | 173 | 0.1% |
| 21 | RAYAPPAN, M. | IND | 170 | 0.1% |
| 22 | RAJARATHINAM ALADI, I.R.S. | IND | 161 | 0.1% |
| 23 | CINNAKKANI, K. | IND | 146 | 0.1% |
| 24 | PERUMAL, I.B. | IND | 142 | 0.1% |
| 25 | KUTTALAM PALLAI | IND | 142 | 0.1% |
| 26 | PUNNAIVANAM, N. | IND | 136 | 0.1% |
| 27 | RAMANATHAN, K. | IND | 122 | 0.1% |
| 28 | ANTONEY SAHAYARAJ, G. | IND | 106 | 0.1% |
| 29 | ANITHA SUBBIAH | IND | 95 | 0.1% |
| 30 | SELVARAJ, S. | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 31 | AKBAR ALI, S. | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 32 | SANGILI VEERAPPA PANDIAN, E. | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 33 | URGAVALAN, M. | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| 34 | DURAISAMY, P. | IND | 41 | 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.
Low turnout (201st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.3% · max 29.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
201st of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.62
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
84th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 46.1%INC 25.1%MDMK 12.4%AIIC(T) 5.6%OTH 10.9%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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