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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Egmore
Winner — 1996
ELLAM VAZHUTHI,I.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 72.6%INC 19.7%6 others 7.7%
Votes
51,061
72.6% share
Winning margin
37,185
52.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
57.2%
of 1,23,034
Egmore is a safe seat — ELLAM VAZHUTHI,I. won by 52.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELLAM VAZHUTHI,I. | DMK-led | 51,061 | 72.6% |
| 2 | LAKSHMI,N. | DMK-led | 13,876 | 19.7% |
| 3 | KANNIAPPAN,M. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 2,472 | 3.5% |
| 4 | KUMAR,P.M. | BJP | 1,646 | 2.3% |
| 5 | JANAKI KANNIAPPAN | AIIC(T) | 632 | 0.9% |
| 6 | AMUDAN ANTHONY, T. | IND | 330 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SUNDARA PANDIAN, E. | IND | 259 | 0.4% |
| 8 | MALAR ALIAS KRISNAN, D. | IND | 83 | 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.
Low turnout (212th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean52.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.1% · max 52.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
212th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
50th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 72.6%INC 19.7%OTH 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
37,28,104
Density
1098 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,394 km²
SC population22.0%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Christian 6.3%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.6%
Electricity96.9%
Sanitation67.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated88.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.8%
Women literate83.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.4%
Clean cooking fuel93.4%
Health insurance57.4%
What's nearby?
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