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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 226 · 1996

Srivaikuntam

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Winner — 1996

S. DAVID SELWYN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 42.6%INC 27.3%10 others 30.1%
Votes
36,917
42.6% share
Winning margin
13,209
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
58.3%
of 1,48,864

Srivaikuntam is a safe seat — S. DAVID SELWYN won by 15.2%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. DAVID SELWYN
DMK
DMK-led
36,91742.6%
2
S. DANIELRAJ
INC
DMK-led
23,70827.3%
3
SAMPATH @ THIRUGNANA SAMBANTHAM, P.
CPM
DMK-led
11,53913.3%
4
S. CHELLAPPA
JP
7,7438.9%
5
S.P. VEL
BJP
BJP
3,3053.8%
6
V. MANOHARAJ
AIIC(T)
1,3901.6%
7
S. CHANDRASEKAR
IND
1,1571.3%
8
T. VISWANATHAN
IND
4940.6%
9
K. LAKSHMANAN
IND
1330.1%
10
A. ARIPUTHIRAN
IND
1330.1%
11
S. SUDALAIMUNDAN
IND
1190.1%
12
M. PAULRAJ
IND
810.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (234th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.5% · max 33.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
234th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
207th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
69th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 42.6%INC 27.3%CPM 13.3%JP 8.9%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,77,233
Density
460 / km²
Sex ratio
1023 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,693 km²
SC population18.5%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
79%HINDU
Hindu 78.8%Christian 11.1%Muslim 9.9%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.2%
Electricity95.0%
Sanitation47.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Women literate85.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.7%
Clean cooking fuel87.9%
Health insurance61.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir pith block🏺Readymade Garments
Clarinda Church, Palayamkottai

Clarinda Church, Palayamkottai

⛪ChurchWikidata
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