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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1996

Sankarapuram

Winner — 1996

T. UDHAYASURIYAN
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 53.7%ADMK 34.7%7 others 11.6%
Votes
62,673
53.7% share
Winning margin
22,158
19.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
65.1%
of 1,79,277

Sankarapuram is a safe seat — T. UDHAYASURIYAN won by 19.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T. UDHAYASURIYAN
DMK-led
62,67353.7%
2
A. SARUVAR KASIM
40,51534.7%
3
M. CHINNAPPA
DMK-led
7,1016.1%
4
A. RAMASAMY
AIIC(T)
5,1764.4%
5
P. CHENGODAN
IND
3480.3%
6
M. ARUMUGAM
IND
2950.3%
7
V. KODIYAN
IND
2270.2%
8
A.S. SHAJAHAN
IND
2170.2%
9
T. ABDUL WAHAB
IND
2020.2%

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 (26th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.8% · max 42.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
92%
lowerhigher
26th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
200th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 53.7%ADMK 34.7%CPM 6.1%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,58,873
Density
481 / km²
Sex ratio
987 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,194 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Other 8.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation21.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.1%
Children fully vaccinated88.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.9%
Children underweight (under 5)20.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.0%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance77.6%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Food products - Rice🏺Rice
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Megalithic cairns and stone circles

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic cairns and stone circles

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Megalithic stone circles

🏛️MonumentASI

Megalithic stone circles

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Urn burial site

🏛️MonumentASI

Urn burial site

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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