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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VENU, K. | National Front (DMK-led, Tamil Nadu), 1989 | 36,803 | 37.3% |
| 2 | GOPAL, K. | ADK(JL) | 33,273 | 33.8% |
| 3 | DHASARATHAN, C.R. | INC | 13,420 | 13.6% |
| 4 | MUNIRATHINAM, R.S. | ADK(JR) | 12,543 | 12.7% |
| 5 | SELVARAJ, V. | IND | 1,240 | 1.3% |
| 6 | ARIVALAGAN, D. | IND | 723 | 0.7% |
| 7 | ETHRAJ, K.J. | IND | 376 | 0.4% |
| 8 | KATTAMMAL | IND | 134 | 0.1% |
| 9 | JAYAMMAL | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
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
safe3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.1% · max 41.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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210th of 234How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
220th of 234How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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134th of 234Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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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