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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1996
Kurinjipadi
Winner — 1996
M.R.K. PANNEERSELVAM
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 55.0%ADMK 23.0%15 others 22.0%
Votes
67,152
55.0% share
Winning margin
39,013
31.9% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
64.2%
of 1,90,256
Kurinjipadi is a safe seat — M.R.K. PANNEERSELVAM won by 31.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.R.K. PANNEERSELVAM | DMK-led | 67,152 | 55.0% |
| 2 | N. PANDARINATHAN | 28,139 | 23.0% | |
| 3 | M. GNANAMOORTHY | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 12,231 | 10.0% |
| 4 | K. BALAKRISHNAN | DMK-led | 11,387 | 9.3% |
| 5 | M. ASHOKKUMAR | BJP | 1,717 | 1.4% |
| 6 | T. SELVARAJ | IND | 231 | 0.2% |
| 7 | MUTHUPATTUSAMY | IND | 216 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MUTHAZHAGAN, N. | IND | 186 | 0.1% |
| 9 | G. KUMARAGURU | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 10 | S.S. NATHAN | IND | 137 | 0.1% |
| 11 | R. BASKAR | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 12 | VEERAMANI KALIA | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 13 | C. AMIRTHALINGAM | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 14 | R. MOHANDOSS | IND | 82 | 0.1% |
| 15 | K. LOGANATHAN | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 16 | A. BALASUBRAMANIAN | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 17 | M.S. IBRAHIM | IND | 57 | 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.
High turnout (28th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean31.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.6% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
28th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
227th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 55.0%ADMK 23.0%PMK 10.0%CPM 9.3%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,64,875
Density
398 / km²
Sex ratio
994 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,188 km²
SC population22.9%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.1%Other 6.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water83.7%
Electricity92.6%
Sanitation22.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated97.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.6%
Children underweight (under 5)25.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.6%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel70.7%
Health insurance69.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Edible Oil
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.