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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1977
Vellore
Winner — 1977
A.K. RANGANATHAN
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 30.5%JNP 29.5%5 others 40.0%
Votes
26,590
30.5% share
Winning margin
832
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.0%
of 1,30,154
Vellore was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 832 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.K. RANGANATHAN |  ADKAIADMK | 26,590 | 30.5% |
| 2 | A.K. LALALAJPATHY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 25,758 | 29.5% |
| 3 | V.M. DEVARAJ | DMK | 21,229 | 24.3% |
| 4 | V. DAKSHINAMOORTHY | Janata-Congress Alliance (1977) | 12,043 | 13.8% |
| 5 | G. MOORTHV | IND | 1,064 | 1.2% |
| 6 | M.S. TAJ MAHAMED | IND | 306 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Y. DANIEL CAPTAIN | IND | 268 | 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 (43rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.9% · max 52.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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43rd of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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211th of 234Where does the house stand?
SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 30.5%JNP 29.5%DMK 24.3%INC 13.8%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,36,331
Density
648 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,075 km²
SC population21.9%
ST population1.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 10.5%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.5%
Electricity93.4%
Sanitation41.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Children underweight (under 5)19.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate81.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.9%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance71.4%
What's nearby?
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