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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1996

Vaniayambadi

Winner — 1996

ABDUL LATHEEF, M.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 67.4%INC 24.5%15 others 8.2%
Votes
74,223
67.4% share
Winning margin
47,253
42.9% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
61.2%
of 1,80,164

Vaniayambadi is a safe seat — ABDUL LATHEEF, M. won by 42.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABDUL LATHEEF, M.
DMK-led
74,22367.4%
2
KUPPUSAMY, K.
DMK-led
26,97024.5%
3
DEENADAYALAN, M.
BJP
4,8834.4%
4
JAYAPAL, K.
2,2532.0%
5
RAMAKRISHNAN, V.
IND
3440.3%
6
ABDUR RAHMAN, M.
IND
3130.3%
7
S. THOMAS
IND
2220.2%
8
PARTHIBAN, R.
IND
1590.1%
9
SRINIVASAN, V.
IND
1500.1%
10
MOHAMAD YUSUF, H.
IND
1430.1%
11
KUMAR, K.S.
IND
1110.1%
12
YUVARAJ, G.
IND
1040.1%
13
ASOKAN, M.
IND
870.1%
14
RAVIRAJ, A.
IND
720.1%
15
SOLAIAPPAN, N.
IND
550.1%
16
SURIYA MOORTHY, R.N.
IND
510.1%
17
PANDIYAN, S.S.
IND
490.0%

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 (48th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
42.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 1.5% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
48th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.26
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
209th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 67.4%INC 24.5%OTH 8.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Konar Temple

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Konar Temple

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Rock inscriptions in the Right flank of the Sholinghur tank

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock inscriptions in the Right flank of the Sholinghur tank

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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