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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 96 · 2001Reserved (SC)

Namakkal

Winner — 2001

JAYAKUMAR.K
INC· Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
INC 58.1%PT 33.1%9 others 8.8%
Votes
67,215
58.1% share
Winning margin
28,992
25.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
53.7%
of 2,15,295

Namakkal is a safe seat — JAYAKUMAR.K won by 25.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAYAKUMAR.K
Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF)
67,21558.1%
2
AHILAN.S
PT
38,22333.1%
3
CHAKRAVARTHI.V.
4,0143.5%
4
MADESWARAN.M
IND
1,6161.4%
5
R.SELVI
IND
9050.8%
6
C.BHARATHI
IND
8080.7%
7
MARUDHAN.T
IND
7790.7%
8
MURUGESAN.K.S.
6140.5%
9
R.PONNAIAH
IND
5960.5%
10
MADHESWARAN.P
IND
4370.4%
11
PERIASAMY.S.
IND
3940.3%

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 (36th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
25.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.6% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
36th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
198th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.1%PT 33.1%OTH 8.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,26,601
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,420 km²
SC population20.0%
ST population3.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.9%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water76.6%
Electricity92.3%
Sanitation40.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Women literate87.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel89.7%
Health insurance68.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Poultry feed and products

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