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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Vanur
Winner — 1996
MARIMUTHU, A.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 50.2%ADMK 29.8%11 others 19.9%
Votes
58,966
50.2% share
Winning margin
23,942
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
63.0%
of 1,86,365
Vanur is a safe seat — MARIMUTHU, A. won by 20.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARIMUTHU, A. | DMK-led | 58,966 | 50.2% |
| 2 | ERASENDIRAN, S.P. | 35,024 | 29.8% | |
| 3 | ERAMAJAYAM, M.N. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 17,855 | 15.2% |
| 4 | MANJINI, K. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 2,900 | 2.5% |
| 5 | VIJAYAN, K. | 746 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | ELATCHUMAN, S.P. | IND | 531 | 0.5% |
| 7 | ERAMALINGAM, R. | IND | 262 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BANGARUSAMY, P. | IND | 245 | 0.2% |
| 9 | ELUMALAI, R. | IND | 227 | 0.2% |
| 10 | VENUGOPAL, M. | IND | 225 | 0.2% |
| 11 | MUNUSAMY, M. | IND | 178 | 0.1% |
| 12 | JAYARAMAN, C.M. | IND | 128 | 0.1% |
| 13 | APPADURAI, S. | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (127th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 2.5% · max 34.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
127th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
163rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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3rd of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 50.2%ADMK 29.8%PMK 15.2%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,79,809
Density
367 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,129 km²
SC population14.2%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 6.1%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.6%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation33.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated87.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)19.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Women literate78.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Clean cooking fuel86.0%
Health insurance73.6%
What's nearby?
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