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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1996
Kaveripattinam
Winner — 1996
VENKATESAN, P.V.S.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 62.5%ADMK 31.8%7 others 5.7%
Votes
72,945
62.5% share
Winning margin
35,859
30.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
67.9%
of 1,71,738
Kaveripattinam is a safe seat — VENKATESAN, P.V.S. won by 30.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VENKATESAN, P.V.S. | DMK-led | 72,945 | 62.5% |
| 2 | MUNUSAMY, K.P. | 37,086 | 31.8% | |
| 3 | MEGANATHAN | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 3,032 | 2.6% |
| 4 | GOVINDASAMY, V.C. | People's Democratic Front (MDMK-led, with CPI(M) and Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 1,582 | 1.4% |
| 5 | MURUGESAN, P. | PJP | 984 | 0.8% |
| 6 | RAVI, T. | IND | 430 | 0.4% |
| 7 | GNANASEKARAN, T.P. | IND | 274 | 0.2% |
| 8 | THOTLAN, T. | IND | 195 | 0.2% |
| 9 | RAMACHANDRAN, G. | IND | 153 | 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 (76th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 0.1% · max 46.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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76th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
217th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 62.5%ADMK 31.8%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.