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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1996
Anna Nagar
Winner — 1996
ARCOT VEERASWAMI,N.
DMK· DMK-led
DMK 67.0%INC 22.5%25 others 10.5%
Votes
1,03,819
67.0% share
Winning margin
69,017
44.6% of votes
Total candidates
27
Turnout
53.5%
of 2,89,232
Anna Nagar is a safe seat — ARCOT VEERASWAMI,N. won by 44.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
27 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARCOT VEERASWAMI,N. | DMK-led | 1,03,819 | 67.0% |
| 2 | BALASUBRAMANIAN, R. | DMK-led | 34,802 | 22.5% |
| 3 | VARADARAJAN, K. | DMK-led | 7,203 | 4.7% |
| 4 | ELUMALAI, V. | BJP | 3,625 | 2.3% |
| 5 | PANDIAN, V.J. | PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996 | 2,576 | 1.7% |
| 6 | ARUNAGIRI, C. | ICS | 542 | 0.3% |
| 7 | DAVID, J. | IND | 284 | 0.2% |
| 8 | CHITTY BABU, A. | IND | 184 | 0.1% |
| 9 | JOHN, D. | IND | 153 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SAROJA, N. | IND | 144 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ANTHONY RAJ, A. | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 12 | KAJA MOHIDEEN, P. | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 13 | PALANI, K. | IND | 128 | 0.1% |
| 14 | KANICKAI MERY, A. | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 15 | ANANTHARAJ, J. | SLAP | 116 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SUKUMAR, G. | IND | 107 | 0.1% |
| 17 | ARUMUGAM, S. | TNMC | 98 | 0.1% |
| 18 | LOGANATHAN, G. | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 19 | DILLI, R. | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 20 | KAMALANATHAN, M. | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 21 | SRIKANTH, N.G. | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
| 22 | SOLAI, K. | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 23 | INAS, A.K. | IND | 68 | 0.0% |
| 24 | ANANDAN, S.S. | IND | 59 | 0.0% |
| 25 | ALWAR, S. | IND | 52 | 0.0% |
| 26 | RAJAGOPLAN, A.P. | IND | 51 | 0.0% |
| 27 | SUNDARRAJ, S. | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
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 (219th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe44.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.7% · max 44.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
219th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
27th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 67.0%INC 22.5%OTH 10.4%
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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