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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1996

Theagaraya Nagar

Winner — 1996

CHELLAKUMAR, A.
TMC(M)· DMK-led
TMC(M) 67.2%ADMK 24.1%32 others 8.7%
Votes
76,461
67.2% share
Winning margin
48,998
43.0% of votes
Total candidates
34
Turnout
54.6%
of 2,08,349

Theagaraya Nagar is a safe seat — CHELLAKUMAR, A. won by 43.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

34 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHELLAKUMAR, A.
TMC(M)
DMK-led
76,46167.2%
2
VIJAYAN, S.
27,46324.1%
3
SRINIVASAN, S.
BJP
5,2854.6%
4
JAGAVEERA PANDIAN, K.
1,9591.7%
5
KUPPUSAMY, D.
PMK-Tiwari Congress Front (PMK + AIIC(T)), Tamil Nadu 1996
9400.8%
6
DESINGH, M.
IND
2800.3%
7
SELVI, R.
IND
1400.1%
8
JAYARAMAN, V.
IND
1290.1%
9
NALLATHAMBI, P.
IND
1260.1%
10
PANCHATCHARAM, K.
AIVMK
1080.1%
11
DHANASEKAR, T.
TLJ
810.1%
12
SUDARSAN, K.
720.1%
13
RAVIGUNASEELAN, J.
IND
640.1%
14
PALANI, P.
IND
600.1%
15
BASKAR, V.
IND
600.1%
16
ARUMUGAM, M.
IND
510.0%
17
JAGANNATHAN, M.
IND
500.0%
18
MOHAN, K.
IND
480.0%
19
NALLATHAMBI, C.
IND
460.0%
20
RAJENDRAKUMAR, M.N.
IND
440.0%
21
SHAKTHI, R.C.
IND
420.0%
22
KANMANI, P.
IND
380.0%
23
NAGARAJAN, K.S.
IND
370.0%
24
SUBRAMANIAM, J.
IND
340.0%
25
RAMADOSS, M.
IND
310.0%
26
VALLIVELAN, S.
TNMC
290.0%
27
KUMARI JAGANNATHAN, J.
IND
290.0%
28
KALIAPPAN, K.
IND
280.0%
29
VASEEKARAN, D.
IND
280.0%
30
SUBRAMANIAM, A.V.
IND
250.0%
31
RAVI KANNAN, R.
IND
200.0%
32
ELLAPPAN, D.
IND
200.0%
33
PATTABI, K.
IND
180.0%
34
RAVI KUMAR, C.
IND
70.0%

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.

Average turnout (159th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
43.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 1.4% · max 43.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
159th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
125th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TMC(M) 67.2%ADMK 24.1%OTH 8.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

8 locations
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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.

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