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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAYAKUMAR.K | Secular Democratic Progressive Front (SDPF) | 67,215 | 58.1% |
| 2 | AHILAN.S | PT | 38,223 | 33.1% |
| 3 | CHAKRAVARTHI.V. | 4,014 | 3.5% | |
| 4 | MADESWARAN.M | IND | 1,616 | 1.4% |
| 5 | R.SELVI | IND | 905 | 0.8% |
| 6 | C.BHARATHI | IND | 808 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MARUDHAN.T | IND | 779 | 0.7% |
| 8 | MURUGESAN.K.S. | 614 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | R.PONNAIAH | IND | 596 | 0.5% |
| 10 | MADHESWARAN.P | IND | 437 | 0.4% |
| 11 | PERIASAMY.S. | IND | 394 | 0.3% |
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
lean25.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.6% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
36th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
198th of 234Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.