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Tamil Nadu · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1989

Gummidipundi

Winner — 1989

VENU, K.
DMK· National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
DMK 37.3%ADK(JL) 33.7%7 others 28.9%
Votes
36,803
37.3% share
Winning margin
3,530
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
64.9%
of 1,51,862

A closely fought contest. VENU, K. won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VENU, K.
National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989
36,80337.3%
2
GOPAL, K.
ADK(JL)
33,27333.8%
3
DHASARATHAN, C.R.
INC
13,42013.6%
4
MUNIRATHINAM, R.S.
ADK(JR)
12,54312.7%
5
SELVARAJ, V.
IND
1,2401.3%
6
ARIVALAGAN, D.
IND
7230.7%
7
ETHRAJ, K.J.
IND
3760.4%
8
KATTAMMAL
IND
1340.1%
9
JAYAMMAL
IND
780.1%

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 (210th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.1% · max 41.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
210th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
220th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
134th of 234

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
234 seats · 118 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
DMK 37.3%ADK(JL) 33.8%INC 13.6%ADK(JR) 12.7%OTH 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
46,46,732
Density
26553 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
175 km²
SC population16.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.7%Muslim 9.4%Christian 7.7%Other 2.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.1%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation95.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.4%
Children underweight (under 5)21.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.3%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.9%
Clean cooking fuel97.7%
Health insurance58.2%

What's nearby?

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