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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1996

Thirunavalur

Winner — 1996

A.J. MANIKKANNAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 41.3%ADMK 29.6%7 others 29.1%
Votes
43,983
41.3% share
Winning margin
12,436
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
68.5%
of 1,55,662

A clear win with a 11.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A.J. MANIKKANNAN
DMK-led
43,98341.3%
2
K.G.P. GNANAMOORTHY
31,54729.6%
3
A.V. BALASUBRAMANIYAN
People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996
15,50514.6%
4
V. SUBRAMANIYAN
IND
7,2386.8%
5
M. ANBALAGAN
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
6,5706.2%
6
K. GNANASEKAR
IND
8720.8%
7
N. ARUMUGHAM
3240.3%
8
S. BALAJI
IND
2740.3%
9
P. GEORGE FATHIMA
IND
2350.2%

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.

High turnout (18th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.2% · max 29.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
18th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
187th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
191st of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 41.3%ADMK 29.6%MDMK 14.6%IND 6.8%PMK 6.2%OTH 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,06,843
Density
335 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,497 km²
SC population16.3%
ST population4.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 96.4%Other 3.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water55.7%
Electricity88.7%
Sanitation19.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)23.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.5%
Women literate79.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.7%
Clean cooking fuel82.5%
Health insurance75.5%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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